Seafood

U.S. commercial fishermen landed 8.2 billion pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5 billion, an increase of 200 million pounds and more than $600 million in value over 2009, according to a new report released today by NOAA. This report shows U.S. fishermen, who meet high environmental and safety standards, continue to be competitive in the dynamic, fast-paced global seafood marketplace. …

President and CEO Larry Ciulla said the family sold for an undisclosed amount to Kristian Kristensen, the president and owner of Zeus Packing Co., a dogfish and skate processor that has been a tenant at the Ciullas' facility. …

Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday. …

New Jersey has reopened most of the shellfish beds it closed as a precaution just before Hurricane Irene hit the state. …

While Sealaska Corp. is trying to get the long-troubled Kake Seafoods plant up and running, the plant’s troubled past continues to spring up. …