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Coho Salmon a good Seller
Underrated and overlooked, coho, or silver, salmon often takes a backseat to king salmon, which steals the spotlight when the coveted Copper River salmon harvest initiates Alaska's summer salmon f...
Truckers Strike in Chile Ends - only slight interuption in supply
The truckers strike that had paralyzed salmon shipments from Chile ended early this morning. Rodrigo Infante, the general manager of SalmonChile, said that the entire supply chain of salmon produc...
Farm raised Salmon has less Mercury
A new study published inEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that although mercury levels in both wild and farmed salmon from British Columbia are substantially below human health consumption ...
Louisiana Fisherman finally seeing disaster relief
Chris Kirkham, West Bank bureau - The state is unfurling a $27 million federal relief program for the commercial fishing industry in the New Orleans area this week, in what will be the first direct ai...
Acid in Pacific Waters hurts Sea Life
A panel of U.S. marine scientists are warning that the Pacific Coast's increasing acidity could disrupt food chains and threaten the shellfish industry. The increasingly corrosive water threate...
Alaska Moves to Protect its resources
Congress passed Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) joint resolution (S.J. Res 17) directing the United States to negotiate an international agreement for managi...
Copper River through the Roof!
Copper River salmon nets high prices for fishermen and at seafood counters. Just like last year, wild weather kept salmon landings low and prices high for the first opener at Copper River. The fisher...
Salmon on the rise
Producers of Chilean coho, imported in the largest quantities to Japan, are now moving to raise their prices as fuel and personnel costs have been on a rise in that country. Similarly, the prices o...
Grouper and Snappper fighting government hook regulations
Slow down on the rush to require circle hooks in the Atlantic Ocean's snapper-grouper fishery, both commercial and recreational fishermen will tell federal managers. Members of the recreationa...
Making Sense of Sustainable Accreditation
John Sackton Seafood News.com with material from Business Wire] (Washington, D.C. may 9, 2008 - Đ More than a dozen Canadian and U.S. organizations today released steps companies can take to develop ...
Squid Wars
May 7, 2008 - A headache for squid importers in Boston is about to get a whole lot worse for the seafood industry. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has said, in a letter to importers, The Service...
Tuna Farming in Chile
Aqua.cl] Translated by Angel Rubio Canas - May 6, 2008 - Daniel Catalan, general manager of AquaNegocios Ltda., together with the Development Corporation of the University of Arturo Prat of Iquique, a...
Diesel Hurts
(CNNMoney.com) -- Rising diesel prices have slammed the trucking industry and hurt independent truck drivers, and Congress is looking for solutions. Members of the House Committee on Transportation...
Squid another example of Government oversight
Squid problems continue as NMFS asks Congress not to ignore fact that squid are considered shellfish SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by John Sackton - May 5, 2008 - Northeast squid importers have been hit ...
Interesting use of Salmon
May 2, 2008 - OSLO, Norway, A Norwegian food manufacturer said it will invest about $8 million to make a tasty hot dog from salmon meat. Mega fish-farming giant Gustav Witzoe said it believes putti...
Increasing Labor Costs in Chile
Salmon farming in Chile is shifting to Atlantic salmon from coho; but producers are faced with a burst of problems such as fish disease and rising wages According to the Chile Salmon Farming Assoc...
Congress tries to control oversight of ocean management
Congresional Quarterly By Avery Palmer, CQ Staff April 28, 2008 - A bill that would set national policy for protecting and restoring ocean ecosystems was approved April 23 by a House subcommittee. (se...
The effects of fuel - a closer look
April 28, 2008 - MOREHEAD CITY -- In one night of working the water, a commercial fisherman can burn hundreds of dollars on fuel alone. "A (shrimp) trawler can burn 100 gallons a night. At $3.75 a g...
Greenpeace harrasses illegal Pacific Tuna harvetsers
SYDNEY, Ship-borne activists said they had targeted fishing boats from South Korea, Taiwan and the United States in high-seas protests against the plundering of tuna in the Pacific, reports AFP. In...
Continuous USDA Inspection could be coming!
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by John Sackton - April 25, 2008 - NFI, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the National Restaurant Association, plus a number of Senators whose committees have traditionally worke...
Mussels help Clean the water
Mussels provide the first line of defense for toxins in our nation's fresh and salt waters. And the Mussel Watch Project is the longest running water monitoring program in the U.S. Since 1986 the ...
Immigration affects Seafood Industry
Mattamuskeet Seafood in Swan Quarter, N.C., had planned to open for the season last week , but it had no workers to process crabs . Graham and Rollins, a seafood distributor in Hampton, is processi...
Fish is what's good for you!
Despite all this seemingly anti-fish fodder, a 2005 Harvard University study found infants whose mothers had eaten seafood more than twice a week scored higher on memory tests than those whose mother ...
Wild Salmon can't meet demand!
Low prices for farmed kings and consumer perceptions could cut into retail sales of wild salmon. The West Coast salmon fisheries are closed almost completely this year for the first time ever due t...
Governers try to figure out Blue Crab in Bay
Richmond Times] By Lawrence Latane III - April 15, 2008 - WARSAW, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will meet in Colonial Beach today to learn more about the Chesapeake Bay&...
It's a Global Village - Global demand keeps prices rising
BANR JAPAN REPORTS] TOKYO April 14, 2008 - Professor says competition over seafood in the world is certain to intensify in the future amid ongoing overfishing Competition over seafood in the wo...
More Chesapeake Crab Restrictions
Associated Press] - April 10, 2008 - ANNAPOLIS, Md., Maryland will cut its female blue crab harvest up to 40 percent this year to address fears the crabs are reaching dangerously low levels in the Che...
Autism may be relieved by eating Fish
EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS] By Barbara Lantin - April 8, 2008 - We know fish oils can enhance brain development and combat depression but new evidence suggests that it could be used on another range of disord...
Seafood.com Reports continuing Chilean Salmon Problems
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by John Sackton - April 2, 2008 - Speaking at a Latin American investment conference organized by Reuters, Cesar Barros, president of SalmonChile, said that the industry faces a compl...
US Gov needs to help protect our fishing lands
HT Media Ltd.] - April 4, 2008 - During yesterday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on international fisheries, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Committee, called for more ag...
A few Things
Mahi Market continues to climb. Snapper tightening should be temporary. Sea Bass is MSC certified sustainable at Profish. Lobster prices starting to drop. Soft Shells are in, expensive but availab...
States Fight in Groundfish leads to tough times for Maine Seafood Auction
[Portland Press Herald] by Tom Bell - April 2, 2008 -- The Portland Fish Exchange will survive the current crisis in the groundfish industry, said Bert Jongerden, general manager of the city-owned dis...
Seafood Business Reports Omega-3's help spinal injuries
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may aid spinal cord injury recovery, according to new research summarized in the March edition of the Fats of Life and the PUFA Newsletter. Animal resea...
Eat Seafood - Because its Healthy
In response to a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies reviewed evidence on the benefits and risks associated wi...
The Chesapeake Bay has fisherman guessing!
The Baltimore Sun Company] By Rona Kobell - March 27, 2008 - ROCK HALL, With just a few days to go before crabbing season begins, Don Pierce is spending nearly every waking hour getting ready. About 1...
Its a dangerous business!
[Anchorage Daily News] By MEGAN HOLLAND -March 25, 2008 - When Capt. Craig Lloyd of the Coast Guard cutter Munro first heard the mayday call from the sinking ship 100 miles away in the early hours of ...
Cost of fuel hurts Point Judith
[ Providence Journal] March 24, 2008 - by Paul Davis NARRAGANSETT Ń Fisherman Joel Hovanesian did the unthinkable this week. He told his three-man crew to find other work. It's over, the 51-...
Good Friday around the world
In many countries with a strong Christian tradition such as Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the countries of the Caribbean, Germany, Malta, Australia, New Zealand[10][11][12] and the U...
Early Halibut Price Reports
This is Fish Radio. I'm Laine WelchÉ Halibut APA/Sea Grant This is Fish RadioÉ I'm Laine Welch Đ Halibut prices take a dip at the docks. I'll tell you more after this Đ The At Sea...
Grouper Gets Stronger
[Copyright 2008 Times Publishing Company] By Terry Tomalin - March 19, 2008 - TAMPA, Fishing rights groups scored a major victory Tuesday when an advisory panel to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Managemen...
Virginia Blue Crabs
[AFX News Limited] - March 18, 2008 - NORFOLK, Va., Virginia's crab pot season has started under tightened rules, with watermen knowing that more restrictions are likely on the way. Last month,...
MSC for Maine Lobsters?
Portland Press Herald] By CLARKE CANFIELD - March 17, 2008 - Efforts are under way to have the state's signature seafood certified as sustainable by an international organization that evaluat...
West Coast wild salmon having difficult year
San Francisco Chronicle] By Peter Fimrite - March 12, 2008 - Sacramento, So few salmon are living in the ocean and rivers along the Pacific Coast that salmon fishing in California and Oregon will have...
Snow Crab looking tighter
BANR JAPAN REPORTS] TOKYO March 5, 2008 Prices of Russian frozen king crab soaring in Japan on reduced supplies; imports of U.S. crab jumped 85% in January Prices of Russia-produced frozen king cra...
Government moves to strengthen safety regulations
States News Service] - March 5, 2008 - WASHINGTON, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement today after introducing a ...
Maryland Crab Restrictions
The Baltimore Sun] By Rona Kobell - March 3, 2008 - Nearly 100 watermen attended a meeting in Annapolis last week to hear state officials' proposals for restricting Maryland's blue crab harves...
Seafood is a dangerous business - so all must stick together
The Seattle Times Company] By Jack Broom - March 3, 2008 - Roused from a deep sleep by a fire alarm aboard the fish- processing ship Pacific Glacier, Demba Toure remembers his first thought: It must...
Virginia passes New Crab Harvesting Rules
[Virginia Pilot] Feb 28, 2008 - by Scott Harper - Newport News - Virginia officials approved a spate of new rules Tuesday for harvesting blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay, in the hope of restoring st...
UN Study shows Effects of Global Warming
[Deutsche Presse-Agentur] - February 22, 2008 - Monaco, The rising emissions of greenhouse gases and the resultant climate change are adding to the threats to the world's dwindling stocks of fish...
Seafood by definition
FDA Seafood Definition: FDA Federal Register - Definition of Seafood Definition of Seafood The term "fish" includes all fresh or saltwater finfish, molluscan shellfish, ...
The Cost of Sustainability - Portland, Maine Auction House to disappear!
[ Portland Press Herald] - February 21, 2008--The grim math of Maine's groundfishing industry tells the tale. On a recent day there were 13 Portland-based draggers in the harbor at Gloucester, Mas...
No Wonder Lobster prices are sky high!
[Bangor Daily News] - February 20, 2008 - Preliminary figures released Tuesday by state officials indicate that the amount of lobster caught in Maine in 2007 fell by nearly 23 percent from the previo...
Mercury scare a mistake! New York Times is quick with negatives, slow with balance!
Feb 19, 2007- The National Fisheries Institute furiously wrote the Times pointing out the errors, and the scientific findings. A full list of NFI correspondence with the Times and their responses are ...
New Virginia Record for Rockfish!
[The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA] - February 18, 2008 - The 73-pound striped bass caught last month by Fred Barnes of Chesapeake has been certified as the state record. Virgini...
Striking workers in Chile could effect your salmon prices!
February 15, 2008 - Santiago, The firm Aguas Claras, which is part of AquaChile, the third-largest producer of salmon in the world, said Thursday that the strike being staged by about 1,000 workers co...
Tautag Fraud in New York
[ The New York Post] Feb 15, 2008 - by KEN MORA--IF you haven't already heard, New York has been made to comply with new regulations governing blackfish. Following a winter meeting by the At...
Gilchrest Loses!!!
Seafood.com News [By Ken Coons] - February 14, 2008 - Annapolis, Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, an advocate for environmental and sports fishing interests, was defeated in the Maryland Republican primary. H...
Fishing Debris - Crab Pots on floor of Chesapeake
The Capital Newspaper By PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writer Published February 12, 2008 Thousands of old crab pots are stuck in the muck at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, catching and killing fish and c...
Farmed Raised Salmon Color labels?
[Associated Press] - February 12, 2008 - SAN FRANCISCO, The California Supreme Court breathed new life Monday into a consumer campaign to get grocery stores to label farmed salmon that are artificiall...
For Children - Seafood is the Best!
Two leading professional organizations support new nutrition guidelines for children. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recognize that the health problems of ...
Shrimp Sustainable Approach looks to buy back licenses, appears near success!
[ Houston Chronicle] By SHANNON TOMPKINS - Feb 11, 2008 - Each Aug. 15, opening day of Texas' autumn commercial bay shrimping season, state coastal fisheries staffers climb into airplanes, overfly...
Maryland and Virginia discus the Blue Crab!
[Baltimore Sun] by Rona Kobell Feb 6, 2008 - Baltimore- Maryland's Chesapeake Bay crab harvest has plummeted to its second-lowest level in three decades, raising new concerns about one of the bay...
Delacata - new premium Catfish ready for market
By Nancy Cole HOT SPRINGS, Delacata, a new, premium catfish fillet, will provide a struggling industry with a much needed boost, according to those in attendance Friday at the 2008 Catfish Farmers...
Gilcrest agrees with making Rockfish Commercially Illegal - was there at signing - now look!
Eastern Shore Maryland Republican Gilchrest, fisheries conservation advocate, faces tough primary By Lauren Morello One of the House's strongest Republicans on environmental and climate poli...
Farmed Salmon - Malachite Green Not a Problem for Brittish Columbia
Seafood Business Staff (Feb. 4) — Farmed salmon detained at the U.S.-Canadian border in early December for containing traces of malachite green has been released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati...
Chesapeake Bay Dredging to count crabs
HOOPERSVILLE, The workboat Mydra Ann lurches east of this tiny island town, its destination a mile or two offshore in the Honga River near the Chesapeake Bay. Slowly, its rusty chains lower a dredge i...
Overfishing is often mis-leading and incorrect description
By John Geiser - January 28, 2008 - The Recreational Fishing Alliance and Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund got confirmation this week that they are on the right track. Some subtle attempts h...
New Zealand King salmon may coming
The New Zealand King Salmon Company is receiving the global aquaculture industry's highest market prices for product raised at its Marlborough sea farms. Breeding only the Canadian Chinook spe...
Flounder - Sustained?
Jan 23, 2008 -Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.'s, D-NJ, bill to add flexibility to the Magnuson-Stevens Act and save the summer flounder fishery should receive strong support in Congress. The measure is ...
Halibut catch limits
Halibut managers followed the recommendations of their fish scientists and set a lower overall catch limit for the U.S. and Alaska this year. That means roughly 50 million pounds of halibut will cross...
Mercury - not a problem for fish eaters!
In March 2007, barely seven months after the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant was held in Wisconsin’s capital, the event’s organizers publicized their breathless claim that me...
Japan looking to expand Tuna influence
Japan is seeking to extend its Tuna fleet to reach into other countries and species to increase their fishing range. While prices are dipping somewhat for Big Eye, the focus is moving towards Yellowf...
Its the Economy Stupid
Strong evidence is emerging that consumer spending, a bulwark against recession over the last year even as energy prices surged and the housing market sputtered, has begun to slow sharply at every lev...
A wholesalers view
[BANR JAPAN REPORTS] TOKYO - Jan 11, 2008- [the following analysis appeared in the NSK newspaper, partly based on reports from the Seafood Trend Newsletter and includes material from John Sackton] ...
Quality at the New Year
It is always interesting to watch the accordian supply chain expand and contract - this always causes problems with one side or the other - those supplying or those demanding. While the demand side s...
China tries to get serious
BEIJING, China, which was hit by a series of food safety scares last year, promised Tuesday to punish local government officials who fail to ensure food produced in their areas is safe to eat. Gao...
The Chesapeake Bay - - How YOU Can Help:
Know and abide by all fisheries regulations. Report violations of fisheries regulations. Practice catch and release fishing. Return tags from tagged fish promptly to proper tagging programs. K...
Shrimp - Many causes - one story - look for price increases in 2008
According to the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), the main shrimp suppliers to the U.S. are Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mexico, and Ecuador, which represent 72% of the total con...
Pasteurized Crab meat - will binding hurt the restaurateur?
Pasteurized Crab meat is something to keep an eye. while the country has learned about this product over the past decade, they have also become used to its availability. Much, if not all of the Crab...
Are boycotts effective? Swordfish seems like it was!
"They are often misguided," says Richard Gutting Jr., president of the National Fisheries Institute. He supports the conservation of Chilean sea bass and eliminating illegal practices, but, he notes, ...
Snow Crab Quotas rise as do prices?
U.S. crab fishermen have recently proposed an initial price of $1.62 per lb for Bering Sea opilio, the season of which will enter into full swing by mid-January next year. In the 2007 season, the ...
Profish Customers are the very best!
Thank you all - everyone for making 2007 Profish's 19th year a huge success. It is without question our loyal customers who make the difference for all of us at profish. We want to wish you ...
Shrimp - will the price go down?
The ban on shrimp export to the European Union was lifted through efforts by Agricultural Jihad Minister Mohammadreza Eskandari and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Managing Director of Iran Seaf...
Yellowfin Tuna - a few details
Main Production Areas: Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Italy Life Cycle: About 4-7 years Major Markets: Japan, Western-Europe, United States Pop...
Lobster Prices going up
Lobster prices will reise based on early signs in Canadien catch for the winter. Lobster catches are down for many fishermen off southwestern Nova Scotia, but the price at the wharf is better than ex...
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent, global, non-profit organisation with offices in the UK, USA, Australia, Japan and the Netherlands. In a bid to reverse the continued decline in ...
Lobster rope rules affect fisherman
A group of nine U.S. senators is requesting that the federal government provide $14 million to lobster fishermen who have to modify their fishing gear in order to comply with a new federal law aimed a...
China Talks Update
China and the U.S. did little to deflate Washington's growing impatience over trade practices it says have led to massive trade deficits, as two days of economic talks came to an end Thursday. ...
Swordfish - the details
The swordfish has a stout, fairly rounded body and large eyes. The first dorsal fin (rising from the back of the fish) is tall and crescent-shaped. The second dorsal fin is quite separate from the fir...
Red Snapper makes a comeback
FOR many years, conservationists, supported by federal rule-making, believed that the best way to reduce overharvesting of many types of fish was to impose limits: on the size and number of fish t...
Anglers on the decline -
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review December 10, 2007 By Bob Frye Fishermen are a big catch when it comes to the nation's economy. According to the American Sportfishing Association, recrea...
Alaska Catch - 4th Largest in History!
By MARGARET BAUMAN - Dec 10, 2007- Alaska's 2007 salmon harvest of 212 million fish appears to be the fourth-largest catch on record, with pink and sockeye salmon substantially above preseason...
Halibut fishing areas cut - Prices Going Up
This report was found on Seafood.Com Halibut looks to be even pricier in 2008, as total catches will be cut by about 9%. Total catch limits will decline from 65.17 million pounds in 2007 to 59.24 m...
Russia plays Hardball - no foriegn vessels?
MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin has enacted amendments to the Russian federal fishery law and the preservation of biological water resources and some other Russian laws, the Kremlin press ser...
Black Grouper - the details
Description: olive or gray body coloration with black blotches and brassy spots; gently rounded preopercle. Similar Fish: gag M. microlepis; yellowfin grouper, M. venenosa. Where found: OFFSHORE ...
Rainbow Trout and water rights
Rainbow Trout is a farmed raised product which is grown throughout the country and down in South America as well. The entire key to trout farming is water flow - gallons per minute which flow down th...
House Hearing Today
Allison Winter A House panel this week looks at whether federal fisheries managers are doing enough to enforce more stringent laws meant to end overfishing and restore dwindling fish stocks. The...
Red Snapper - A description
The red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a reef fish found off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of The Americas and the Gulf of Mexico. The original name in Latin American Spanish is Huachinango or Pa...
Omega 3 Fatty Acids Technical Analysis
Rethinking brain food Irwin H Rosenberg1 1 From the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA If omega-3...
Blue Lobster - ever seen one?
Biologists discover a rare find in a fish trap off Jamestown, Rhode Island over the weekend. A rare blue lobster was found in a fish trap belonging to the Biomes Marine Biology Center. ...
Fishing is America's most dangerous profession
--As Christopher Yattaw and Jim Weaver hauled in their catch on the afternoon of Nov. 26, 2006, the sky was clear, winds were moderate and the sea, with waves reaching heights of 4 feet, was fairly no...
Seafood helps with Children's Diabetes
Eating seafood can halve the risk of children developing type-1 diabetes, according to new research. An international study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says ...
US, Canada and no one else seems to care about Bluefin Tuna
By Richard C. Lewis Globe Correspondent / November 19[The Virginia Pilot] By CATHERINE KOZAK, The Virginian-Pilot November 20, 2007 --Bluefin tuna fishing in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterra...
Managing an eco-system, no easy thing!
This is an interesting article about crabs eating too much grass in new England - the exact opposite of the Crabs in the Chesepeake which need the grass to grow for their cover. Its an example of how...
Shrimp - unraveling the confusion
The terms "prawn" and "scampi" are often used interchangeably with shrimp: "prawn" commonly refers to freshwater shrimp or large saltwater shrimp; "scampi" is often used by restauranteurs to describe ...
Washington Post on Blue Crabs
By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 17, 2007; Page A01 The Chesapeake Bay's famous blue crabs -- feisty crustaceans that are both a regional symbol and...
Blue Fin has many opinions
The hunting of highly valued animals into oblivion is a symptom of human foolishness that many consign to the unenlightened past, like the 19th century, when bird species were wiped out for feathered ...
Domestic Fisherman just aren't happy with future
MOREHEAD CITY – Economic factors, such as coastal development and low seafood prices, have deteriorated the historic commercial fishing industry in the Down East area of Carteret County, according to ...
Russia a growing source of seafood
The idea of a fish exchange first floated this last September is about to be realised, says the Kommersant business daily. It is to be a virtual exchange similar to what the Norwegians and Japanese ha...
San Fransicos Disaster affects fisherman too
Fishermen here are packing up and heading home after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suspended all commercial and sport fishing in areas affected by last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill. The dec...
Cod- World Supply and Demand
Atlantic cod makes up the lion’s share of world capture fishery production of cod (10-year average 73 percent) but the Atlantic cod harvest has declined sharply in the last decade .Down 39 perce...
Is Swordfish making a comeback ??
--Just when recreational anglers believed the reopening of the Florida Straits to pelagic longline fishing gear was dead comes word from NOAA Fisheries that the issue is still alive. The agency...
Sea Scallops
Demand was very light for October even more so than past Octobers. Product moved very sluggishly in the market with no movement of any large volumes. Anticipation is that sales should increase now ...
Who is watching your seafood
The Food and Drug Administration's Seafood Regulatory Program The U.S. national regulatory authority for public protection and seafood regulation is vested in the Food and Drug Administration (F...
Black Sea Bass
An awesome fish! Black Sea Bass, running from the shores of Carolina up through New England. These fish range in size from 1/2 pound to 5 pounders, and we focus on buying large and jumbo fish. Bl...
Patagonia Toothfish - aka Chilean Sea Bass
The Patagonian toothfish or Chilean seabass (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large, demersal fish species growing to up to 2 metres in length and living for up to 50 years. It becomes sexually mature w...
Fish Oil good for Alzheimer's
Fish oil and its key ingredient, omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish like salmon, are a mainstay of alternative health practitioners and have been endorsed by the American Heart Association to cu...
The dollar against imports!
The dollar slumped to another record low against the euro on Wednesday, while the British pound reached $2.10. One day before the European Central Bank and the Bank of England decide on interest ra...
Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna running in Hawaii
The tunas have returned to the FAD bouys. Big Eye tuna in the forty pound range and Yellow fin in the fifteen to eighty pound range have been getting caught this week. There are still a few large Mahi...
Alaska Salmon Numbers are in!
Alaska's 2007 salmon harvest topped 200 million fish, ranking it as the 4th largest on record. ASMI's latest Seafood Market Report (www.alaskaseafood.org) shows catches of pink and sockeye...
Apalachicola oysters threatened by Atlanta’s water needs
Apalachicola oysters threatened by Atlanta’s water needs An extended drought is setting off a three-state battle (Georgia, Alabama and Florida) for water allocation as Lake Lanier, which supplies A...
Scallops chain a break
NMFS backs use of turtle chains, instead of area closures, to protect sea turtles in the sea scallop fishery Chain netting draped across the mouth of sea scallop dredges will be the NMFS preferre...
Organic Salmon - will Government let it remain?
Nothing distresses non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, quite like aquaculture. But even worse than a salmon farm, in the eyes of groups like Oceana, Greenpeace and others, is the prospect of farm...
Russia cracks down
The continuing effort by the Russian government to reestablish control of its Far East fisheries continues, with Andrei Krainy, head of Russia's State Fisheries Committee saying that quotas of up ...
Wild Salmon
King Salmon and Sockeye Salmon have been done for a short while . Now it looks as though Coho salmon are all but done as well There may be a few fish here or there however No Guarantee's ...
New England Groundfish coming back
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Improvements noted for some resource components in recent years reflect recent management actions by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils and the Atlantic...
Tile Fish
The tilefish is sometimes referred to by names such as golden bass or golden snapper. It is olive green or dark tan above, changing to yellow or rose on the lower sides. The back and upper sides are d...
Weather Report
As of 5 a.m. ET, Noel's center was about 115 miles (185 km) southwest of Nassau, Bahamas, and 180 miles (290 km) southeast of Miami. It was moving "erratically" toward the north near 6 mph (9 kmh)...
Hybrid Stripped Bass or Wild Rockfish - there's still plenty of fish
Was the George Bush decree necessary? Last Month Bush announced a law prohibiting the fishing for Red Drum and Rockfish in federal waters. Amounting to nothing new, since there was already a morator...
Halibut
Halibut prices approaching $5 a pound at the docks have pushed up costs for quota shares to unheard of levels - and brokers predict they'll continue to climb. Everything has been in demand and ...
Amberjack getting tighter
Though not as highly prized as snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish and red and gag grouper have come under increased pressure from commercial and recreational anglers in recent years. A repor...
Maryland Crab Pickers
A special visa program that has supplied Maryland's seafood industry with foreign workers is about to expire, and owners of crab-picking houses on the Eastern Shore say their livelihood is once ag...
Blue Fin Tuna farming
An Australian company planning to land-based breeding of southern bluefin tuna says it is close to a breakthrough, possibly within months. Cleanseas Tuna in South Australia says its fish are now re...
Boston Red Sox!
For the obvious seafood reasons, we are rooting for the Red Sox to win! we always endorse the Seafood option! It's beef vs. seafood in the traditional World Series bets between governors, sena...
Flounder, Cod and Haddock are coming back
Flounder and other ground fish caught along the shores of Maine are showing strong signs of coming back. And whole fish prices have not shown this comeback, it is more because of the quoto restrictio...
Rockfish
President Bush is trying to make Rockfish illegal to catch commercially. He has signed legislation making it illegal to fish commercially in Federal Waters, which start about three miles offshore and...
Aquaculture – The US need for World supply!
The following link contains statistics on the state of the global aquaculture market as it relates to global and local demand.
Stone Crab
Fresh Florida stone crab claws season started October 15 and runs through May 15. The majority of Florida stone crab claws are commercially harvested off the southern tip of Florida’s peninsula fr...
Alaskan King Crab
The boat price for Crab is up to $4.20 per pound, but according ADF&G crab biologist Forrest Bowers, it is unlikely that more than 70 boats will be on the water this year, compared to 89 last year, de...
American Lobster
An increase in the minimum lobster size will go into effect for offshore lobsters in all federal waters from Maine to N. Carolina on Nov. 4th. The increase is mandated by NMFS and has been strongly su...
Tilapia
Tilapia is the 6th largest seafood species in the United States by consumption. Fresh Tilapia is imported from Latin America with import increases of almost 20 percent in the past year. This fish is ...
Crabmeat
The production of both Domestic and Venezuela crabmeat has been down in the past week. This has increased pricing on the imported Jumbo Lump so that the cost are similar to that of the domestic jumb...
Grouper
In recent days Grouper has been extremely tight. Prices are on the rise and product availability is very limited. Weather has had most of the boats in the gulf still tied up at the dock. Boats should...
P.E.I. Mussels
Be prepared - the US Dollar has weakened considerably againsth the Canadian Dollar (Loonie)over the past several months. How does this effect you - look the price of P.E.I. Mussels to increase in pri...
Mahi Mahi
As our winter approaches it brings summer in the southern hemisphere. This will bring increased landings of fresh Mahi Mahi. First from Brazil and then Ecuador and then Costa Rica. By Mid November pri...
Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon
Does the price ever go down? It hasn't for quite a long time and this is for a myriad of reasons. The largest import country to US is Chile, and conditions in Chile have been quite difficult for...
Venezuelan Crab meat
This import conservation ended on September 15th and the fishery is getting into gear. Fresh imports are here, prices are lower than doemstic but beware of the shelf life as Venezuelan meat travels ...
Swordfish
The water is right for Swordfish - this great steaking fish should remain plentiful throughout the end of October and November - a good idea for special menus through the end of November. Barring...
Red Snapper
Also In recent days Red Snapper has been extremely tight. Prices have been on the rise and product availability is incredibly short. Bad weather has had most of the boats in the gulf tied up. Boats s...
Yellowfin Tuna
Our Tuna are caught in the South Pacific, Fiji, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, etc... These fish are graded with the same grading spec's required by Japanese wholesalers. These fish have great color ...
Wild King Salmon
Wild King Salmon are only available in unbelievable small amounts and prices are up to over 10.00 per pound or better for whole fish. We have had a few small shipments of Organic Farmed King (CHINOOK...
Albacore Tuna
The American Albacore Fishing Association (AAFA)was the world's first Tuna fishery awarded the seafood eco-label by the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council). The AAFA is based in San Diego and is com...
Grouper
Domestic Grouper harvets have slowed in the past decade, and 2007 numbers look to continue this trend - the popularity of this fish has grown while supplies continue to dwindle. Mexico and Central A...
Snapper, Grouper and Mahi
The weather in central America has been bad for a few days. This generally translates into a rising of prices. Today there was a small bidding war for these fish - so for the next few days and into ...
Yellowfin Tuna
In Recent days the fishing off the coast of Hawaii has been great and the catches have been bountiful. The Hawaiian tuna is rich in flavor and has some of the best color found in the tuna world. We fl...