Washington State Officials To Update Fish Consumption Rate
A Department of Ecology preliminary report suggests a new fish consumption rate of 157 to 267 grams per day. That's much higher than current rates. …
Seafood
Stone Crab Claw Season Starting Soon, Island Crab Company Is Ready
Stone crab season is just around the corner and the Phelan family is steadily preparing… The owners of Island Crab Company, a seafood wholesaler and distribution facility on Pine Island are also owner/operators of Pinchers Crab Shack, a collection of seven southwest Florida seafood restaurants. As season officially begins, Saturday, October 15th they plan to have claws in all the stores, from Sarasota to south Naples, by 6 p.m. that day. …
FishChoice & FishWatch Start Working Together On Sustainable Seafood
FishChoice.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the seafood supply chain buy and sell sustainable seafood, will begin featuring FishWatch and Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) scores, programs of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, or NOAA Fisheries, as part of the information resources on sustainable seafood available at FishChoice.com. …
Lobster Decline? Not Here, NJ Fishermen Say
New Jersey fishermen said they don’t see the steep decline in lobster populations reported in Long Island Sound and southern New England, or the need for plans that could cut their catches by 10 percent — or even shut them down for five years. …
Fish Grown On Land? Yes! They're Grown In The US & They're At Wegmans
Bronzini and orata — two fish prized by Mediterranean peoples for centuries — are now products of the United States available at Wegmans Food Markets within 24 hours of harvest, thanks to a new partnership with Local Ocean. …