Seafood

A trade association representing Wal-Mart and other large retailers opposes including swai, basa and other Asian whitefish in U.S. Agriculture Department catfish inspections, while Southern catfish farmers favor a broad definition of catfish in the proposed rule on inspections. …

The dire fear that Mississippi River floodwater would decimate the already much-beleaguered Louisiana oyster crop has, thus far, not come to fruition. …

The Northumberland Strait lobster season wraps up this week and it was a tough season for most fishermen. Currently the price per pound for canners and markets is $5.25, up from the beginning of the season and up $1 per pound from last year as well. …

The Global Aquaculture Alliance is introducing a new option for achieving the traceability required for Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Effective September 1, facilities that apply for or renew their BAP certifications can opt to use either the current online verification or a chain of custody verification. Either approach to meeting the traceability required in the BAP standards will be verified during the third-party audits of the facilities.
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Aquaculture sales in Ohio more than tripled from $1.8 million to $6.6 million in recent years, and nationally, Ohio ranks first in sales of yellow perch for food. So far, the industry has had little luck in producing yellow perch larvae with high survival rates. But Ohio State University's Konrad Dabrowski and his graduate students may have cracked the code.
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