Seafood

Now is the time of year when most Americans resolve to make positive lifestyle changes toward better health. Often, though, these resolutions are too stringent and short-lived. When it comes to food, there's an emerging trend of Conscious Cuisine, offering consumers a path toward pleasure while preserving their health and the health of the earth. Verlasso®, the world¹s first provider of harmoniously raised fish, is part of this trend, educating consumers on how salmon should be raised, to help make a more conscious choice at the fish counter. …

The Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are not overfished, but fisheries managers should keep a close eye on this year's harvest because of a cold winter that cut the population. …

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has entered into a partnership with the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) conference in Oslo, to support the organisation of the 1st MSC Sustainability and Communications seminar. The 7th NASF Conference will be held in Oslo, Norway on March 6-8, 2012. …

Marubeni Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary North Pacific Seafoods Inc. (NPSI), has reached an agreement with Yardarm Knot Inc. (YAK) to acquire the Red Salmon Cannery (Red Salmon) for US$47 million to expand its Alaskan Seafood operation. …

State biologists say there's no official data yet on how bad the season was or what may have caused it. Many shrimpers remain worried that the oil spill and chemicals related to the cleanup caused low shrimp catches, though there's no official evidence to back that up. There's no doubt, however, that the slump comes at a bad time for shrimpers. …