Mississippi Crawfish Season Off To A Good Start
Now that those holiday meals are behind us, whose ready for some crawfish? So far indicators are showing that crawfish farmers can look forward to a plentiful season. …
Seafood
Oregon Fishery Managers: Dungeness Crab May Be In 'Down Cycle'
Fishery managers say the Dungeness crab population may be in a down cycle. Troy Buell is a crab fishery manager for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He says it's really hard to predict how big the crab catch will be from year to year.
Louisiana DHH Recalls Oysters, Closes Oyster Harvesting Area In Cameron Parish
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) moved quickly Friday to close a Cameron Parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area located in Basin 3, Area 30. This is a preventive health measure in response to people becoming ill after eating oysters harvested from that area. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from that area since Dec. 28, 2012, including shucked, frozen, breaded, post-harvest processed and oysters for the half shell market. …
P.E.I. Lobster Fishermen Call For Roundtable After Poor Prices
Fishermen in P.E.I. are calling for a roundtable on the lobster fishery after hearing that the 2012 catch by their counterparts in Maine rivals the entire volume landed in Atlantic Canada. …
BARO North America Announces Supermarket Lighting Design Showroom Grand Opening
BARO North America, Inc. has announced the upcoming grand opening of a new supermarket lighting design showroom at their headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Lee Rhoades, COO of BARO, invites anyone involved in the supermarket industry to attend the event that will be held February 28th from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. …