Seafood

On the heels of last year's record-shattering catch, another bountiful lobster harvest is expected this year in Maine. But the outlook for the upcoming season is being tempered by high fuel costs, high bait costs and a still-fragile economy. …

State legislators will recognize the state’s seafood industry by lunching on a 144 foot po’ boy that’s being created by The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board in association with a number of the state’s most celebrated restaurants. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will lead a po’ boy cutting ceremony to kick off the lunch. …

In anticipation of the release of the Best Aquaculture Practices certification standards for salmon farms later this year, the BAP program will host two training courses for evaluators that will qualify candidates to be considered by certifying bodies to perform BAP audits.
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Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries union is calling on the province to open the lobster fishery to out-of-province buyers. …

Expanding on the partnership it began with World Wildlife Fund in early 2010, SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, today announced it will source 100 percent of its top-twenty wild-caught seafood products from sustainable fisheries or those on a clear pathway to sustainability by 2015. …