Seafood

The fundamentals of supply and demand drove Clearwater Seafood Inc.’s first-quarter 2013 results. “The only thing holding us back was lack of supply,” Ian Smith, Clearwater’s chief executive officer, said Wednesday in an interview.

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"Most people don't even know we have a shrimp fishery off of Oregon," said Brad Pettinger, director of the Oregon Trawl Commission. "Oregon is the center of the grounds. We count for 75 percent of the landings on the west coast." Last year's catch of 49.1 million pounds – worth about $24 million – was second only to the record high of 56 million pounds in 1978. …

If you are up at 5 in the morning in Honolulu and are wondering what to do, I have a suggestion: Head over to Pier 38 and watch the Honolulu Fish Auction. It's quite a scene. …

Some P.E.I. fishermen set up a blockade of a lobster plant in eastern P.E.I. Wednesday afternoon. …

East Texas Tilapia, a relatively new enterprise, raising what's quickly becoming the most popular seafood option in restaurants and on dinner tables around the country. Farming fish, or aquaculture, isn't a new enterprise by any stretch of the imagination. But Van Vaught and his partners, Jim Reed and Don Walker, both of Shelbyville, are coming at the venture in a whole new way. …