Summer is high season for local seafood lovers: beach, bright sun, tasty waves and a cool buzz paired with the regional favorites — cod, clams, chowder, oysters, lobster — are the recipe for a perfect lazy afternoon. New England claims a rich tradition of seafood consumption and cultivation that began long before Europeans arrived en masse in the 17th century. Native American oyster shell middens in Maine date back more than 2,000 years, while every schoolchild learns that Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to use fish for fertilizer. Today, New Bedford has been America’s No. 1 fishing port in terms of catch value for 12 years in a row, according to the National Oceanic and...
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