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SeaFood Business Archives: August 2012

Michelle McNickle, Digital Product Manager

Archive » Seafood Business » 2012

Volume 31 Edition No. 8

Top Story: Barrier Breakers

Table of Contents

Opinion

Editor's Note: Witness to progress

Retail & Foodservice

Networking: Tommy Cvitanovich Proprietor, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, Metairie and New Orleans, La.
Global Foodservice: A passion for the sea
Behind the Line: Not just desserts
Whats In Store: Living color
Global Retail: Breeding success
Retail Report: Central region, Lent a blessing

Supply/trade

Special Feature: Swordfish
Top Species: King crab
Trade Tracker: Germany, Asia prime pollock markets

Aquaculture

Going Green: Offshore opportunity

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