Seafood

Earning their living on and from the waters of the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana Asian-American seafood community tend to keep track of seasons not by the calendar, but by the last big storm that wreaked havoc on their business. …

Watermen on Maryland's Midshore are catching fewer crabs this year than in the past. Jack Brooks, a co-owner at J.M.Clayton company in Cambridge, said there are a number of reasons crabbers are not having such good luck.  One reason he points out is Hurricane Sandy, which killed a large number of crabs when it blew through in October 2012.  He said that is not the only reason, though. …

The meaty red crab that looks like snow crab is caught in hive-shaped traps off the continental shelf from North Carolina to the Canadian line. The crabs are certified sustainable, available year-round and arrive at markets fresh, not frozen. …

Although Chilean Atlantic salmon production is expected to increase by more than 20 percent in 2013, growth will be substantially below initial estimates due to increasing challenges on the production, sanitary and financial fronts.  According to a new report from Rabobank, growth in Chilean salmon output is also expected to stall between 2014 and 2016.  Despite this slowdown, Rabobank has an optimistic view on the Chilean salmon industry and its ability to create lasting growth. …

A huge and sometimes controversial global project to label certain fish as ‘sustainable’ has produced the first comprehensive assessment of the impact of its own work1. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) — which has been praised by some scientists and damned by others — says that it has identified nearly 400 separate improvements in fisheries that have received its stamp of approval, which brings consumer cachet and higher prices. …