Seafood

Cheaper DNA testing technology is making it easier than ever for regulators and seafood firms to crack down on seafood mislabelling. So, Victoria-based seafood importer Tradex foods in December implemented DNA testing on seafood processed in China for its Sinbad house label. …

Cooke Aquaculture wants to have farmed salmon swimming in Shelburne County by the spring. The New Brunswick-based company’s subsidiary, Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., has applied to the federal government for approval to build two large salmon farms in Jordan Bay, near Shelburne. …

A company called Skuna Bay has established a new paradigm for fish farming off the coast of Vancouver Island. It might be called “artisanal.” The fish are raised in their natural ocean environment in fast-flowing, glacier-fed currents of clear water with perfect salinity. In contrast to traditional farms, the company’s pens, 20 miles or more off the coast, have a ratio of 98.5% water to1% salmon. …

The farming of oysters and clams at the New Jersey Shore, helped by new technologies, has struck deep enough roots for experts and state officials to turn their focus to growing and marketing shellfish aquaculture, including a push to open more coastal waters to the industry. …

Under the terms of this year's negotiated deal between processors and fishermen, the crabbers who belong to the associations must sell their crab to the processors at the agreed-upon price from Dec. 15 until Thursday. Usually, the opening price is set for a short period, then the market takes over. The deal would have been great had crab been as plentiful this year as in the past two years. They weren't. …