Seafood

A disappointing pace of the rebuilding of inshore cod stocks, which hit the fishing industry with a shock in a new assessment late last year, has now been extended to the offshore cod stock in Georges Bank, according to a new assessment of 13 stocks by the NOAA Science Center at Woods Hole. The new bad news about Georges Bank cod is that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now believes the biomass in the offshore waters is 46 percent smaller than the previous assessment estimated in 2008. …

For most of American history, early spring meant a feast of shad. That tradition has faded, but young chefs are trying to slip the ritual back onto plates. …

The Kent Island Crab Cake Company announces the expansion of its business to supply food service as well as retail and other business customers. …

The Association of Seafood Producers in Canada says the price of crab is likely to drop this year, as the group prepares to enter negotiations with the fisheries union. …

AgriMarine Holdings Inc., the leader in floating closed containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, is pleased to report the first commercial harvest at its Canadian demonstration site at Middle Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. …