Seafood

Albion Fisheries Ltd., Western Canada’s largest seafood distributor, is the latest processing facility to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in mid-July. …

Some scientists and fishers say it remains impossible to gauge the 2010 spill’s precise environmental and biological toll. Asked about a 15-percent drop in the statewide oyster harvest in the two years following the spill, experts say the spill definitely continues to be a potential factor, but is only one of several. …

While the oyster harvest east of the Mississippi River has dropped precipitously in the years since the BP oil spill and an influx of fresh water from several Mississippi River diversions, white shrimp and blue crab fared much better there. …

In the past eight years, the volunteers have raised 11 million clams and 3.3 million oysters in waterside “nurseries” and then poured them into Barnegat Bay. They’re doing their share to ensure a steady supply of clams for do-it-yourself clam diggers but they’re also treating visitors to an educational experience. …

A Blandford company that produces frozen planked salmon is upgrading and expanding its operation. Granville Gates & Sons Ltd., which operates under the Cedar Bay Grilling Co. brand, is launching a $196,000 project to help it expand into new markets and offer more products.

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