UF Oyster Recovery Team Issues Findings: Drought & Salinity Major Issues

There is no evidence that pollutants from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill contributed to the “unprecedented” decline in recent Apalachicola Bay oyster populations, according to a report released this week by the University of Florida. Instead, the report by UF’s Oyster Recovery Team cites drought, insufficient rainfall and increased salinity in the bay as factors contributing to the dramatic drop-off in oyster landings.

Lobster Prices Up Sharply

Stormy seas in March drove Atlantic Canadian lobster prices sky-high, according to Scotiabank’s commodity price index released Monday.

Imports & Rising Costs Concerns For LA Seafood Board's Keith Watts

Competition from imports and the rising costs of doing business are just two of the pressures facing Louisiana crabbers, said Keith Watts as he prepares to represent the state’s crabbing industry on the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

Columbia River Steelhead Farm Receives 1st BAP Certification In US

April 29, 2013 The Pacific Seafood Group

The Pacific Seafood Group, a family owned seafood company based in Portland, Ore.,  is pleased to announce that their Pacific Aquaculture Steelhead Farm on the Columbia River in Washington State has received Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. This is the first and only Salmon/Steelhead farm to be BAP certified in the U.S.

Icicle Seafoods Closes Adak Facilities, Cites Concerns Over Pacific Cod Fishery

Icicle Seafoods has announced plans to close its facilities at Adak, in the Aleutian Islands, ostensibly over concerns about the health of the region's Pacific cod fishery and increased regulatory uncertainty.