Trident Seafoods Casts Consumer Net

September 26, 2012 Karlene Lukovitz, Media Post

Following a retail distribution push, the company is out to change that with an integrated consumer marketing campaign around Trident-branded products, starting with the salmon burgers.

Whiting Gets Boost From Portland Institute's Unappreciated-Seafood Effort

A fish known as whiting is being featured at Maine restaurants and retailers in an effort to promote lesser-known seafood species.

Fish On Fridays: Innovations To Increase & Stabilize Fishing Profits

Innovation in seafood marketing has led to new programs allowing fishermen to rethink the way they get paid to do the most dangerous job in the country. Two methods in particular—community-supported fisheries and underutilized species—provide a framework for how we can give fishermen a boost while getting a better product into the hands and ultimately the mouths of consumers.

Maine's Commercial Fisheries Rank Third In Value Nationwide

September 25, 2012 Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News

Much has been said about how Maine ranks against the rest of the country when it comes to child well-being, income growth, bike-friendliness and, of course, doing business. When it comes to the value of its commercial fish landings, however, Maine shoots past most of the others.

Inverness, CA's Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Reopens After Closure Due To Illness

West Marin's Drakes Bay Oyster Co., which closed last month after three illnesses were linked to its raw oysters, has been cleared by the state and has reopened under a monitoring system set up to make sure its shellfish remain free of an illness-causing bacterium.