Seafood

In the past year, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) has made tremendous progress toward its sustainable seafood goal of sourcing 100 per cent of its seafood from sustainable sources by year-end 2013.  Key milestones include industry collaborations as well as providing customers with more sustainable seafood options and improving awareness. …

In a blind taste test run by the Wall Street Journal for National Lobster Day on June 15, Maine Lobster triumphed over its much-touted Canadian cousin from Fourchu, Nova Scotia.  Two of the three impartial judges preferred Maine Lobster, while the third did not find a discernable difference between the two lobsters. …

As the importance to accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences becomes more prevalent in today’s food industry, Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company has enthusiastically stepped up to the plate to offer a variety of gluten free products. The company is especially excited about their new gluten free version of their famous, award-winning Lobster Mac and Cheese, matching the level of quality and taste of the traditional recipe, a two-time sofi gold award winner at the International Fancy Food Show and a 2010 Throwdown winner against Bobby Flay on the Food Network. …

They grow fast, have lots of offspring, and die young. Most people like to eat them and there’s more commercial effort to harvest them than ever before. The aquaculture program at University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School is growing them in tanks and aims to teach other fish farmers how to do it. …

Natural shellfish habitats in local waters affected by human contamination have slowly been getting cleaner since 2003. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) cites more than 50,000 tests in 38 shellfish growing areas, showing a decrease in fecal pollution since 2003 as a good sign that Puget Sound waters are making a comeback — and along with them, shellfish. …