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Seafood Recipes

Serve & Protect

 

Featured Species:

We’ve selected nine species to highlight. Look for Serve & Protect information near exhibits on your next Aquarium visit, including cell phone audio tour stops recorded by Chef Alton Brown. Click on each of these species to learn more about their habitats and status in the wild. You’ll also discover why these choices make healthy menu options.

Arctic Char | Summer Flounder | Squid | Clams
Channel Catfish | Rainbow Trout | Yellowtail Snapper 
Oysters | American Lobster

We want you to enjoy seafood sustainably. “We want people to diversify their seafood portfolios,” says Chef Alton Brown. “We’d like everyone to learn techniques for preparing five, or maybe even ten, types of seafood.” By making wise seafood choices, and trying something new, you’ll become a culinary hero at home and help protect the world ocean.

To give you a head start, Chef Brown has developed some savory seafood recipes specifically for the Aquarium’s “Serve & Protect” program. We’ll update this page with more of his recipes, which will give you plenty of tasty and sustainable options. So keep checking back!

Recipes:

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Also enjoy recipes by local Chattanooga chefs for
Arctic Char, summer Flounder, clams and squid.

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About Alton Brown

Alton Brown uses his celebrity chef status to teach people that what you put on your plate matters. His quick wit and unusual food preparation techniques showcase seafood choices that many people may have never tried before. Your taste buds will thank you.
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Seafood Recipes

Alton Brown has developed some savory seafood recipes specifically for the Aquarium’s “Serve and Protect” program. New recipes are posted regularly so check back often.
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2012 Serve and Protect Photos

The Tennessee Aquarium welcomed old friends and new to a delightful evening with famed foodist Alton Brown, who inspired all of us to try new sustainable seafood options. The event netted more than $115,000 to support the Aquarium’s mission critical work in education, conservation and community impact.
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Why It Matters To You

Our ocean makes life on land possible, providing most of our oxygen, governing weather and climate and providing food. A healthy ocean needs a richly diverse web of life. Unfortunately, human appetite for a few species of fish has upset the balance of nature. Learn how to make wise seafood choices that will benefit our ocean.
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Take Action

We’re glad you’re passionate about helping improve the health of our oceans. Making wise seafood decisions is just the beginning. There are a number of ways you can act, and lead others, to protect life from our backyards to the saltwater world downstream.
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Culinary Partners

Many of Chattanooga’s finest restaurants and caterers are participating in the Aquarium’s “Serve & Protect” program. Local chefs offer sustainable choices at their establishments and catering companies offer sustainable options for special events. The Aquarium’s culinary partners, trained by Alton Brown, are ready to help patrons discover delectable menu options that help support a healthy ocean.
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Special Gift Shop Items

Check out our gift shop items featuring Alton Brown's cookbooks, a special seafood spice blend, a limited edition cast iron Serve & Protect skillet by Lodge Manufacturing and Serve & Protect coffee mugs.
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Our Progress Report

Learn how the Tennessee Aquarium continues advancing the sustainable seafood conversation in Chattanooga through ongoing Serve & Protect programs.
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