Seafood

The drought that has bedeviled Texans for more than a year has found another victim — the state’s $30 million oyster industry. Because of the drought, there is not enough fresh water entering the bays from rivers, creeks and streams to flush out the salt water. The end result is the bays have been getting saltier. The end result is a perfect place to breed red tide.
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One of the largest producers of sea-frozen seafood on the East Coast has set its sights on the former site of the Point Judith Fishermen’s Cooperative. …

Alliance Select Foods International announced that it has bagged major supply deals for smoked salmon in the US as it now claims to being Southeast Asia’s largest producer of smoked salmon. …

On Tuesday, January 17, the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), the client for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of Alaska salmon, announced that seven of 43 members of the client group are withdrawing support for independent assessment for a third consecutive MSC certification for sustainability. Since then, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has made statements about its own, locally developed scheme compared to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for the certification of sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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The Ipswich Shellfish Group and the international nonprofit organization Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today announced a partnership to develop a comprehensive sustainable seafood procurement strategy. SFP will work with the Ipswich Shellfish Group to develop a seafood procurement strategy geared toward offering the most sustainable sources of wild-caught and farmed seafood to their customers.
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