Name: Regenerative Seas: Celebrating Regenerative Seafood and Coastal Restoration
Start: 2025-11-15T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-15T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Mote Aquaculture Research Park

Join us for a fun and educational day celebrating sustainable seafood and coastal restoration efforts at Regenerative Seas!
About this Event

Regenerative Seas: Celebrating Regenerative Seafood and Coastal Restoration

Come join us for an afternoon of science, seafood, and restoration at the New Pass Room (Building next to Old Salty Dog), Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium! Warning, this is a hands-on event!

Hosted at Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium’s New Pass Room, we are bringing together seafood farmers, coastal restoration experts, chefs, and more for engaging discussion, demonstrates, and opportunities to get involved in great seafood and restoring our coasts!

- Meet the Makers: Talk one-on-one with local aquaculture pioneers and restoration experts

- Chef’s Demo: Watch Chef Steve Phelps of Indigenous Restaurant create a beautiful dish with Pine Island Redfish

- Hands On Activities: Help replant our mangroves and create a vertical oyster garden, learn how critical both are to our coasts and water quality

- Live Panel and Seafood Q&A: Hear about local seafood farms, restoration activities, and get your questions answered about aquaculture, seafood sourcing, and ocean health

- Raffles and Trivia!

Your Ticket Includes:

· Smoked Pine Island Redfish Dip to take home, locally raised and expertly prepared

Big thanks to Sammy’s Seafood, ACME Smoked Fish, and Indigenous!

· Seafood tasting with Chef Steve Phelps

· Refreshing beers and nonalcoholic options from our local sponsors (fill in breweries)

· Hands on activities, trivia, and raffles - Show a student ID to get a free raffle entry

· A seat at an impactful panel discussion featuring leaders from each organization

Big thanks to our event leaders: Pine Island Redfish, Mote Marine Laboratory Aquaculture Department, MANG, Cedar Key Aquaculture Farms, Live Advantage Bait, Seafood Mama, Chef Steve Phelps & Indigenous, and more!

This event is designed for seafood eaters, coastal advocates, and anyone who wants to get involved in shaping a resilient future for food and our coastal ecosystems.