Seafood

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has joined the Thai Frozen Food Association’s Thai Crab Product Group, the Kung Krabaen Bay Royal Development Study Center and Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University (RBRU) in signing a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct research on the effectiveness of crab-bank cage …

Michael Gourmet Delicacies recalls Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Batch# 1443 sold in all Whole Foods in the State of Florida during the months of June 12, 2012 through November 16, 2012 because of possible health risk …

Finding oysters and shrimp for traditional Louisiana Thanksgiving dishes has become easier due to new technologies that are connecting consumers with the fishers who catch the Gulf of Mexico's bounty. Several state-run  programs work to guarantee local seafood's freshness, ensure its origins, and create deeper financial support for the region's struggling fishing culture. …

Dot Foods, the nation's largest food redistributor, is expanding their seafood offering by partnering with Trade Winds Food Group (Trade Winds) to carry their high quality refrigerated crab meat and frozen seafood selections. The first Dot deliveries of Trade Winds seafood will begin on November 26, 2012. …

A new seafood tracking program called Gulf Seafood Trace has been put in place this year in response to the 2010 BP oil spill that scared many people about eating Gulf seafood. Since then, 45 companies between the Florida Keys and Texas are enrolled with millions of pounds of seafood already being tracked. …