New Zealand’s recently formed seafood trade group is spreading the word about the sustainability and plentitude of its fisheries, including hoki, dory, and orange roughy.
Seafood New Zealand’s positive publicity on the country’s seafood stocks aims to boost consumption of New Zealand seafood around the globe and counter false allegations by NGOs, Tim Pankhurst, chief executive of the organization, told SeafoodSource. Seafood New Zealand
… Read MoreNOAA’s proposed stricter scales at-sea rules came about in response to American Seafoods’ violations but also because of technology advancements, according to a NOAA official.
NOAA fined American Seafoods $2.728 million after the company allegedly under-reported catches of pollock on several occasions from 2007 through 2011.
“It’s a combination of the American Seafoods fine and we have the technology now to revisit it. It is pretty rare
… Read MoreThe Copper River sockeye salmon season’s third opening was the highest third opener on record, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) reports.
“We took a period off the week prior, some of the fish may have built up. Plus, the Copper River is so cold, which may have helped supply build,” Jeremy Boatz, area management biologist for the ADF&G, told SeafoodSource.
Fishermen landed 311,000 sockeye salmon, 3,200 kings, and
… Read MoreA Louisiana House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved a measure shifting operation of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to the state’s Culture, Recreation, and Tourism department. The state’s Senate had already approved S.B. 167, and now the bill will be voted on by the full house.
“It is likely to pass,” said Chef John Folse, owner of Restaurant R’evolution in New Orleans and Chef John Folse &
… Read MoreThe restaurant industry’s financial performance for the remainder of 2013 will not be quite as high as expected, according to new data from foodservice consulting firm Technomic Inc. However, upscale steak and seafood restaurants will fare well this year and the overall industry will pick up again in 2014.
In January of this year, Technomic said that foodservice industry sales would grow at a rate of 3.9 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Now,
… Read MoreA bill that would change how the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board (LSPMB) operates threatens to harm the state’s fisheries and future funding, according to the board’s new chairman.
Chef John Folse, owner of Restaurant R’evolution in New Orleans and Chef John Folse & Company Manufacturing, was elected as the LSPMB chairman in mid-May. Folse is very concerned over Senate Bill 167, which shifts the LSPMB from an autonomous
… Read MoreAlaska’s Copper River salmon season started out with rough weather and low landings, but has since picked up.
When the season started on 16 May, fishermen landed around 82,000 sockeye salmon, 700 king salmon and 1,600 chum salmon.
“The weather was definitely a factor. The winds were at 40 knots, and the water was rough and choppy. Plus, the king salmon inside closure is in effect,” said Jeremy Boatz, area management biologist with the Alaska
… Read MoreSupermarket sales of prepared foods have risen significantly in the past few years, yet many stores lack a variety of customized, portable seafood options. Grocery stores and fish markets can play to consumers’ growing desire for ethnic flavors, customized retail meals and individual portions to boost ready-to-eat seafood sales.
Since the recession, some retailers have been wary about featuring prepared seafood meals because they are typically
… Read MoreResearchers found heart defects and reproductive problems in fish that they attribute to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill three years ago.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, as well as facilities in Louisiana and South Carolina, published the findings in the April 22 issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
They found that Gulf killifish embryos exposed to sediments from oiled locations show developmental
… Read MoreWhile millions of Americans dined out for Mother’s Day, numerous families also grilled seafood or prepared seafood meals at home for mom.
As a result, fish markets and grocery stores across the country capitalized on seafood sales with sampling events and specials. For example, Bend, Ore.-based C.E. Lovejoy’s Market in Brookswood held a special “Outdoor Fish Market & Live Lobster Drop” on 11 May. The event featured live lobster and
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