Seafood

Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, found 39 percent of seafood to be mislabeled in the New York City-area, according to a new report released today. DNA testing of 142 seafood samples from 81 retail outlets, including grocery stores, restaurants and sushi venues, confirmed that 56 samples were mislabeled according to United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. …

Maine's shrimp season was curtailed by nearly 75 percent on Monday after scientists warned that the shrimp population is at risk because of overfishing and environmental conditions. …

Washington shellfish growers are aghast at the federal closure of a Point Reyes oyster farm which supplies 40 percent of the oysters consumed in California, describing the decision as a rebuke of economic growth and accepted environmental science. …

Standing on a rickety wooden platform at the edge of more than 80 acres of water, rice and natural grasses, Stephen Minvielle surveys his crop – as best he can. …

With the Mississippi River reaching historic lows this year, the supply of Louisiana blue crabs should be on the upswing. But that’s not the case. …