Nantucket Scallop Catch Less Than Half The Yield Of Last Season

When the 2010-2011 commercial scalloping season came to a close March 31, the catch was not what fishermen hoped it would be, but nonetheless better than expected.

Santa Monica Seafood Acquires Long Beach Seafood Inc.

Santa Monica Seafood announced it has acquired the customer base, the corporate name, the inventory and other assets of Long Beach Seafood Co., a Los Angeles-based seafood distributor that has been in business for the past 90 years. Tony and Star de Lucia, President and VP of Sales of Long Beach Seafood, respectively, have joined Santa Monica Seafood and will continue to focus their efforts on sales to their customers.

Consumers Hesitant To Buy Florida Seafood

April 20, 2011 Marcus Joseph, The FAMUAN

Consumers are hesitant to eat Florida seafood one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).

Royal Sweet Bakery, Inc. Issues An Alert On Uneviscerated Fish

April 19, 2011 FDA

Royal sweet Bakery, Inc at 119 49 street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232 is recalling HERRING IN VEGETABLE OIL FILLING discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of product by Food Laboratory personnel confirming that the fish was improperly eviscerated prior to processing.

Toothfish Rejection A Cynical Gesture

Giant United States supermarket chain Safeway has used Antarctic toothfish as a sacrificial lamb to improve its environmental image, a Nelson seafood industry executive said today.