SCS Certifies Metlakatla Tribal Fishery In Alaska To MSC Standard
The Metlakatla Indian Community fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fisheries by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). …
Seafood
Humans Hooked On Fish As Demand Reaches Historic High
The world's appetite for fish is now at an all time high according to the United Nations. Figures from the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) state fish is currently the most-traded food commodity, worth around $102 billion in 2008. …
Vita Food Products Recalls 4 Oz. Vita Classic Premium Sliced Nova Salmon
Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that 8,088 individual retail packages of 4 oz. Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon are being voluntarily recalled due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. …
Red Grouper Returns To Menus As Population Rebounds
The Gulf's red grouper population is back to healthy levels after years of federal management of the fishery. The population is strong enough that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service plans to increase the maximum amount commercial fishing operations can haul from the water to 5.2 million pounds, up from the 4.3 million it established at the beginning of 2011. …
Confirmed: Sequim Bay Only U.S. Site Of Biotoxin
Initial tests at sites around Puget Sound have confirmed that Sequim Bay is the only body of saltwater where diarrhetic shellfish poisoning has been found in the state and throughout the U.S., a state Department of Health official said Monday. …