Seafood

Sometime this year, we will quietly pass a milestone in human history: the majority of the fish we eat will be farm-raised rather than wild-caught. …

As families and individuals tightened their budgets, the volume of fish and seafood sold dropped significantly during the recession in favor of less expensive protein sources, such as chicken, pork and beef; the recessionary conditions also affected the quality of purchases. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Fish and Seafood Markets industry in its growing industry report collection. …

Ewell Smith, executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, was wearing his Louisiana Seafood 01 jersey on Monday at the enormous Super Bowl 2013 Media Center in the Morial Convention Center. He was standing next to the Louisiana Seafood Tower, which is almost as eye-catching as the nearby Bacchus float from which WWL radio is broadcasting. …

With a 2010 report from the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association putting the cost of food fraud in the U.S. at $10 billion a year, the seafood industry has turned to technology, adopting tools that can track a fish from a specific boat or farm all the way to its final destination on a plate or seafood display case. …

A seafood industry analyst says the Prince Edward Island government and the province's lobster fishermen should side with New Brunswick and increase the minimum size of lobsters. …