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Scientists recommend drastic pollock-quota cuts

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December 07, 2007 - SFB Staff — Fishery scientists on Wednesday recommended another cut in the Bering Sea pollock fishery to no more than 1 million tons, or 2 billion pounds. ...
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Survey: Consumers wary of seafood-safety regs

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December 07, 2007 - SFB Staff (Dec. 7) — Less than half of respondents to a nationwide consumer survey released on Wednesday believe the government has adequate food-safety regulations in place for seafood....
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SOTA responds to Washington Post article

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December 07, 2007 - SFB Staff — Salmon of the Americas, a Miami-based trade group representing salmon farmers in Chile, Canada and the United States, yesterday responded to an article in the Washington Post that inventoried a number of ecological problems associated with Chile’s salmon farms. ...
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Commentary: New kids on the block

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December 05, 2007 - By Steven Hedlund — Kids are notoriously picky eaters. Present them with a piece of fish and they may cringe, especially if it’s a species with a pronounced taste, such as salmon. ...
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Smokey Bones sold to Barbeque Integrated

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December 05, 2007 - SFB Staff — Darden Restaurants will sell its Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain to Barbeque Integrated for approximately $80 million, the company announced today. Barbeque Integrated is an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, a worldwide private investment firm....
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Group urges public to decry offshore aquaculture

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December 05, 2007 - SFB Staff — Food & Water Watch, a Washington, D.C., consumer advocacy group, yesterday called for public participation in the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s upcoming hearings about offshore aquaculture development. ...
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Red Lobster kicks off annual Seafood Festival

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December 05, 2007 - SFB Staff — Red Lobster announced this morning that it kicked off its “biggest” Seafood Festival in history....
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Commentary: Misguided mission

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December 03, 2007 - By James Wright — At the National Organic Standards Board’s aquaculture symposium last week, the divisive issue of setting standards for organic seafood was disputed in our nation’s capital. ...
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Sanford to sell FPI stake

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December 03, 2007 - SFB Staff — Sanford Ltd. of New Zealand plans to sell its roughly 15 percent stake in Fishery Products International once the sale of the St. John’s, Newfoundland, company to Canadian rivals High Liner Foods and Ocean Choice International closes....
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Washington Post investigates Chilean salmon industry

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December 03, 2007 - SFB Staff — The Washington Post ran a feature story yesterday about Chile’s burgeoning salmon-farming industry, and how environmentalists are concerned that it’s harming the ecosystem. ...
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