The Iridescent Ones is a journey through the habitats of the abalone of California - the intertidal, seagrass, kelp forest, and rocky reef ecosystems.

The upcoming book and ongoing blog series tell the story of abalone’s past, present and future while highlighting their natural beauty, biological diversity, and cultural significance.

Pelagic Projects conceptualized and leads this effort, which is supported by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Learn more about this project by visiting the website, or reading the blog.

Food from the Sea partners women from around the globe together as culinary pen-pals.

Born out of a partnership between Coast 2 Coast Movement and Pelagic Projects, and with the logistical support from Fishful Future, participants are invited to connect virtually and share their experience cooking one another’s recipes, securing available ingredients, and listening to their families’ feedback at the dinner table. 

For more information about the project, to view the existing recipes, and access the form to submit recipes, please visit https://www.fishfulfuture.com/comida-del-mar. 

This project brings together seafood industry leaders on the U.S. West Coast to find solutions to utilize seafood waste across the supply chain.

Pelagic Projects serves as Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director, in collaboration with Catalina Offshore Products and support from NOAA Fisheries.

This project is made possible by an award from the competitive NOAA Fisheries’ Saltonstall-Kennedy Program.

Learn more on the Fishful Future website & follow along on Instagram @FishfulFuture.

A collaboration with renowned afishionado, Ray Troll, this project brought to life Ray’s California Salmonscape poster, produced during a previous phase of this project. Originally envisioned to support the Salmonid Restoration Federation’s annual Conference (cancelled due to Covid-19), the project pivoted to the production of educational materials for home use.

A deck of educational salmonid-themed playing cards are designed to teach the science of Pacific salmon to an all-ages audience through art and play. Informative recipe brochures also educate stakeholders on why, how, and when to cook different species of wild salmonids.

Pelagic Projects worked with in partnership the Salmonid Restoration Federation and NOAA Fisheries, and funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.

Learn more about the California Salmonscape project here. To request materials produced during the project, visit the Salmonid Restoration Federation’s page here.