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Deadliest catch captain dies from Stroke
Seafood harvesting is hard work and can wear you down over time!
MSC looks to bolster its image
The MSC exemplifies the issues all third party certifiers need to review - their integrity and independence of the so many factors involved in deteriming the sustainability of a species.
Recent studies say Red Snapper no longer Over-fished as NOAA acts to tighten regulations
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper appears headed for a success story!!!!
VA Oysters temporarily banned from harvest due to excessive rainfall until March 26, 2010
Announced Wednesday, the ban comes after a combination of snow and rain swept down from the mountains west of Richmond and Fredericksburg
Proper handling instructions for fresh crab meat
Always keep fresh crabmeat stored at between 34-38 degrees F. If the crabmeat stored temperature ever exceeds 38 degrees F, check the internal temperature of each container. If below 38, re-ice and keep below 38 if greater than discard crabmeat. If the crabmeat has a bad smell before the sell by dat
Eat Fish - Live Longer - new study may have some flaws, but Omega-3's still great for you!
"Omega-3 fatty acids have a potent positive impact on lipids that circulate in the blood stream and damage the heart. The effects of omega-3 fatty acids on lipids are still the best advertisement for their use to prevent heart disease."
Bering Sea Snow Crab Season ready to begin!
The 48-million pound quota for fishermen this year is down from last year’s 58.5 million pound limit. The community development quota was allocated 4.8 million pounds, and the remaining 43.2 million makes up the individual fishing quota for the bulk of the fleet. To determine quota an annual st
Steps to achieve a common vision for Environmentally Sustainable Seafood!
More than a dozen conservation organizations from the United States and Canada have partnered to pursue a common vision for sustainable seafood and work together as the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions. These groups include Blue Ocean Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, FishChoice, Fis
Grouper oversight gets tougher!
The FWC approved a rule that would make grouper regulations in state waters of the Atlantic consistent with these new federal regulations at its December Commission Meeting. This rule is effective January 19, 2010.
Fishing remains the most dangerous profession in America
Search is halted off New Jersey for fishermen from Va. The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for two Virginia fishermen who have been missing since their boat sank Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Times They Are a-Changin' - Nils Stolpe - December 21, 2009
This opinion piece found in Seafood.com demonstrates how difficult it is to be a part of the fishing world! It feels like you are the enemy!
NOAA Presents Catch Share Policy
“Catch share” is a general term for several fishery management strategies that allocate a specific portion of the total allowable fishery catch to individuals, cooperatives, communities, or other entities. Each recipient of a catch share is directly accountable to stop fishing when its specific
MSC Funding - should the end user pay or should the source pay? MSC says Consumer paying is an option!
MSC apparently did not come to the meeting prepared . . .
New study supports looking at the Carbon FishPrint!!
"I don't know whether at the end of the day the consumer is going to be able to navigate through all of these issues, coming up with the perfect choice is really difficult." Monterey Bay Aquarium
November Scallop Market Update
PROTECTED AREAS: Elephant Trunk Area The Elephant Trunk just reopened for scallop harvesting after being closed for two months.
Laughing Bird Shrimp Gets NY Times Recognition
Laughing Bird shrimp are unlike many farmed shrimp, and that is a good thing. They are raised in the Caribbean, in inland ponds on the coast of Belize.
Halibut Market
The West Coast Halibut season officially ends November 15th , 2009 . There will still be fish available that some producers may hold back from the last days of fishing to maximize profits for the close of the season
Carbon Footprint is coming - for fish, for wine, for everything - Energy is the next health care focus!
Wine Carbon Footprint learns the same lessons as seafood - is there a pattern developing here?
A few interesting facts about Seafood and Sustainability!
On October 5th, ProFish along with sponsors NOAA Fisheries Service, National Restaurant Association’s Conserve and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s Education Foundation participated in a seminar focusing on the latest developments and rating systems to increase seafood sustainabi
Aquaculture in the US - State or Federal- who has the authority?
“There are costs and risks to a course of action but they are far less than long range risks of comfortable inaction”. John F Kennedy Fish Farming in Ocean Pens - Should we try it?
Low Level Trophic Fisheries reviewed by MSC - without the fisherman?
Low level trophic Fisheries are those fisheries used for feeder fish in other fisheries. Generally it means fish on the lower levels of the food chains - in the Chesapeake Bay, Menhaden would be a low level Trophic Fisheries. The MSC is trying to determine the best way to manage these fisheries, h
President's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report
“In order to better meet our Nation’s stewardship responsibilities for the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes, there is established an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, to be led by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.” President Obama
Top Imports for 2009
In the U.S. in 2008, we consumed 16 pounds of seafood per person, down 0.3 pounds from 2007. U.S. consumers spent an estimated $69.8 billion for fishery products in 2008, including $46.8 billion at restaurants, carry-outs, and caterers; $22.7 billion in retail sales for consumption at home, and $389
Founding Father's - a restaurant focused on Sustainability!
Right now, we are selling a Tile fish from Ocean City, Md
Chilean Sea Bass Easily Re-certified in South Georgia Seas!
Chief Executive of the MSC 'I congratulate the South Georgia toothfish fishery on their re-certification"
Aquaculture responsible for over 50% of the fish consumed in the world today!
A new report by an international team of researchers has determined that aquaculture, once a fledgling industry, now accounts for 50 percent of the fish consumed globally. The findings are published in the Sept. 7 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). &
Red Crab awarded the MSC certification
The Atlantic deep-sea red crab harvest on Thursday was awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, becoming the first fishery on the U.S. East Coast to do so; it is also the world’s the second crab fishery and 54th overall to earn the eco-label