Seafood

Unfortunately, there have been serious seafood fraud problems in our local past. When the Sun Sentinel had genetic tests performed on random fish samples from retail markets in the late 1980s, it found mislabeling occurred nine out of 10 times. "Seafood fraud has been a rampant problem in the past in South Florida and the state," said Michael Hirschfield, a senior vice president for North America and Chief Scientist, for Oceana, a national conservation group. "We don't know what the current situation is, but we will see." …

Decisions affecting the world's largest tuna fishery, its biggest fish, and the economies of some of the smallest countries will be made when representatives of more than 25 governments gather for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) annual meeting from March 26-30. …

Enthusiastic activity at the Best Aquaculture Practices and Global Aquaculture Alliance booths during the International Boston Seafood Show reflected continued expansion of the BAP farmed seafood certification program. …

Striped bass will still be an option for restaurant patrons in Massachusetts since lawmakers put off legislation that would have banned commercial striped bass fishing and sales in the Bay State. …

State and federal wildlife authorities are investigating a network of suspected conch-smuggling rings that traffick hundreds of pounds of sea snail from the Bahamas to satisfy South Florida appetites. …