Research Project To Test Viability Of Raising Atlantic Salmon On Land
The Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Conservation Fund are joining forces in a research project that will try to rear salmon in a freshwater closed-containment system. …
Seafood
Ocean Choice International Receives Another MSC Certification
Ocean Choice International (OCI), as a member of the Canadian Association of Prawn Producers, has received official notice that the Canadian offshore northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) and striped shrimp (Pandalus montagui) fishery has completed the certification process and has been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainably managed fisheries. …
Responsibly Sourced Pacific Common Thresher Shark From Santa Monica Seafood
When shark fishing makes the news these days, it’s generally negative. Shark finning, especially in California, has a lot of people up in arms lately, and rightly so. It’s a deplorable practice that has a negative impact on shark populations world wide. We want to make it clear that we don’t support shark finning anywhere in the world. Shark finning is illegal in the US thanks to the Shark Conservation Act 2010 and the Shark Finning Act of 2009. Shark fishing, however, is 100% legal, and we want to make clear that we support commercial fishermen who are using targeted fishing techniques to carefully harvest from populations of shark that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lists as “above target levels”. …
Man-Made Oyster Bed Set To Rescue NH's Great Bay
A half million juvenile oysters the size of a thumbnail are being readied to rescue New Hampshire’s Great Bay from an environmental meltdown. …
Louisiana Shrimpers Seek Help In Bad Market, Turtle Case
More than 250 Louisiana shrimpers and supporters gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Baton Rouge to protest what they see as a lack of assistance from the federal government in the wake of the BP oil spill. …