Month: January 2011

Shrimp Industry Hopeful Duties Continue On Dumped Imported Shrimp

January 31, 2011 American Shrimp Processors Association

The United States International Trade Commission will hold a hearing on Feb. 1 on the mandatory 5-year Sunset Review of antidumping tariffs imposed on shrimp imports from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. …

British Columbia’s Salmon Farmers Target Public Opinion With Campaign

January 31, 2011 Joel McKay, Business In Vancouver

British Columbia’s salmon farmers have launched a $1.5 million advertising campaign to change the way the public views their controversial industry …

Fish Consumption Jumps As Farming Intensifies, UN Says

January 31, 2011 Bloomberg

Global fish consumption rose to a record in 2007, helped by an increase in fish farming, the United Nations said. …

Doubling Seafood Consumption May Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease

January 31, 2011 Nanci Hellmich, USA Today

Americans need to eat more than twice the amount of fish they do now to reduce their risk of heart disease. …

Updated Dietary Guidelines Include Tips On Eating Seafood

January 31, 2011 National Fisheries Institute

The USDA and Health and Human Services 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans name seafood among the handful of foods Americans should eat more of because of its heart and brain benefits. …