Garbo Lobster Buys Former Maine Sardine Cannery

A Connecticut-based lobster company hopes to bring lobster processing back to eastern Maine after submitting the winning bid to buy a defunct lobster-processing plant that previously housed the nation's last full-time sardine cannery.

Scallops Keep Cape May Port Ranked No. 2

Cape May remained the East Coast’s second-most valuable fishing port last year, aided by rising scallop prices that offset a declining catch, according to a report.

Oyster Community Continues To Recover From Isaac

In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana’s oyster community continues working to get its business back to normal – and progress is being made in many areas. In some parts of the state, however, farmers and harvesters still are trying to assess storm damage to oyster beds and dig out as the seasonal harvest begins this month.

Proposed Jail Island Brand To Include Haddock

September 27, 2012 Bruce Erskine, Chronicle Herald

A.C. Covert Ltd., a Halifax seafood distributor and division of Cooke Aquaculture of New Brunswick, plans to launch the Jail Island Seafood brand next spring, said Mike McGlone, A.C. Covert’s general manager .

NFI Top Ten Most Consumed Seafood List

September 27, 2012 National Fisheries Institute

From Canned Tuna to Cod the top ten most consumed seafood items by Americans are a very familiar group that feeds a growing market.