Lobster and Shrimp Mac and Cheese Olive Garden Recipe
Thu. Dec 2 2021
Crabbers Crack Record Opening Prices for Dungeness as Season Opens on West Coast
This Week in Retail: Jingle Bells, December Sells
Bering Sea Fishermen Press Council on Halibut Bycatch
Mowi Tops Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index Again; Grieg, Lerøy Close Behind
Industry, Biologist at Odds Over Whether Closure of Fish Farms Affected Sea-Lice Levels
Barramundi Group Notes Expansion Progress, Completion of its Brunei Hatchery in Q3 Business Update
Scientists Support New Measures, Changes to Hawaii Longline Tuna Fishery
'The Industry is Growing': Rise in Young Fishers a Great Sign for Lobster Fishing Industry
Fish Net Recycling in Alaska Tops 1 Million Pounds
Coast Guard: Plan to Move Grounded Trawler Off Truro in the Works
Port Lincoln Tuna Farming Outlook Bright, Inquiry Hears
Support for Kiribati Switch on Marine Sanctuary
France Wants EU to Intervene in Fishing Row With UK if Talks Fail - Senior Diplomat
Lummi Nation Declares Disaster After Invasive Crab Arrives
Wed. Dec 1 2021
NFI: 'Time for Washington to Act Now' to Help Solve Seafood Supply Chain Crisis
Most Canadian Aquaculture Fisheries Exempted From U.S. Whale Watchlist
Russia Ready to Increase Crab Catch and its Exports Next Year
Alaska Fish Radio: Small Companies Win Big at New Products Competition
Walmart CEO says Biden Supply Chain Push is Easing Bottlenecks
Vietnamese Shrimp Exports to China Decline Deeply
Rising Inflation, Relentless Pandemic Dampen U.S. Consumer Confidence
DFO Hits B.C. Salmon Harvester with Nearly $90K Fine After Routine Inspection
Ikura Salmon Caviar Tops at 8312 yen/kg, up 600 yen/kg at Tokyo Central Wholesale Market
Mowi-Owned Northern Harvest Sea Farms Reports Mortality Event at Newfoundland Salmon Site
Environmentalists Question British Columbia Fish Farm Applications
Oyster Harvesting Closed in St. Mary's County; Second Time in Weeks State Shuts Operation
Fishing Vessel's Narrow Miss of Collision with a Cargo Ship Results in USCG Citation
Tasmanian Farmed Salmon Alliance Backs Salmon
Maine's Working Waterfront Faces a Wave of Threats
Cyanide Ruled Out as Cause of Mass Deaths of Crab and Lobsters Washed up on English Shores
Can Seaweed Curb Methane From Cows
Iceland's Tuna Quota Mostly Unused
Serving Halibut To Achieve A Better Planet
'Health-Giving' Fish Waste Offers Food Formulators Cost and Sustainability Benefits
Heimon Kala Oy's Kokkola Fish Processing Plant in Finland to Close
Subway Expanding in Saudi Arabia Thanks to New Franchise Agreement
SeafoodNews.com Summary Wednesday, December 1
Tue. Nov 30 2021
UPDATED: Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Postponed
The Winding Glass: Lobster Industry Consolidation Bigger Story than High Opening Prices this Winter
Urner Barry Unveils New Quotations on Peruvian Scallops
Market Mover: Fresh Whole Salmon
California Oil Spill Area Closure Removed as of Noon Today; Harvesters Can Resume Fishing
Seafood Sales Balloon During China's Singles Day
Department of Commerce Unveils Final Results of Antidumping Duty Review for Frozen Shrimp from India
Alaska Fish Radio: Halibut Hopeful Signs for 2022
Tasmania Seafood Takes Flight to Asian Markets Once More
Kingfish Company Purchases Land for Maine Land-Based Aquaculture Facility
OPINION: Regulatory Restrictions are Making Food Supply Chain Disruptions Worse
Grocer Hy-Vee Adopts Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct
Back-of-Boat Lobster Sales Doubled as West Australians Snap Up Catch
Gorton's Brings Value-Sized Butterfly Shrimp To Kroger Ahead of the Holidays
Maine Food Projects Net $3.5 Million in Federal Grants to Boost Local, Regional Food Systems
Researchers Aim to Turn Seafood Byproducts Into Source of Nutrition
Russia's Norebo Group Expands Domestic Presence
New Zealand: Southland Fishing Company on Trial for Alleged Misleading Statements
Blue BioTrade Project Supports a Study on the Saint Lucia Conch Industry
Labor: Vietnam Seeks to Support Fisheries Workers Recruited to South Korea
Japan Captain Gets Suspended Term on Fatal Collision With Russia Ship
Kiribati PIPA Decision: Scientist Says There's More Value in Taking Control of Fisheries
SeafoodNews.com Summary Tuesday, November 30
Mon. Nov 29 2021
Trident, High Liner Among Firms to Land USDA Contracts for Salmon, Pollock
Fire Destroys Another Nova Scotia Lobster Pound Days Before Commercial Season Opens
Domoic Acid in Razor Clams Prompts Concerns, Testing in Dungeness Crab; USCG Urges Safety
Two Trawl Surveys in Northern Bering Sea Show Overall Decline in Many Species
OPINION: Aquaculture Safe, Sustainable Way to Boost U.S. Seafood Production
VASEP: Shrimp Exports Up Through 10 Months as Shipments to US Rise, Restrictions Ease
A Guide to Understanding the Fight Over Whales and Lobster Gear in the Gulf of Maine
JAPAN: Surimi Inventory Falls Again In August But Overall Shipping Consistent
Disney Backs Caribbean Spiny Lobster Conservation Project
Vietnamese Enterprises Need to Redirect Pangasius Exports
Jean Lafitte-Area Fishermen Struggle With Wrecked Boats, Lost Businesses and Lots of Mud
Your Favorite Restaurant Might Be Taking Delivery Off the Menu
Maryland Agency Failure to Alert Public Led to Illnesses from Sewage-tainted Oysters
Malaysia: Acute Worker Shortage in Fishing Industry Could Drive Up Seafood Prices Soon
No Construction on Proposed Maine Salmon Farm Despite Greenlight
Beijing Strengthens Seafood Market Supervision
Interior Department Approves 2nd Large U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
Alaska Fish Radio: Big Plankton Bloom Bodes Well for Gulf of Alaska
Alaska Fish Radio: Electric Boats Get a Boost in Alaska
Environment Agency Confirm Dead Crabs, Lobsters On Yorkshire Beaches Not Killed By Pollution
French Fishermen Block Ports, Eurotunnel in Spat With UK
Maryland's Oyster Industry Hopes for a Rebound This Season
Labour - Illegal Practices Still Found in Fishing, NHRC Claims
Thai Plant-Based Meat Sector Set for Growth as Local Brands Rise
Company Creating Sustainable Packaging From Shellfish Waste Closes $2.5 Million Seed Funding Round
JAPAN: Catch Certificates Eyed to Thwart Eel Poaching
NaturalShrimp, GSI Complete First Commercial Deliveries of Live Shrimp
SeafoodNews.com Summary Monday, November 29
Wed. Nov 24 2021
UK Chef Shortage Influencing Wholesale Shrimp Market
Record Crab and Lobster Prices Drive Value of N.L. Landings Past Billion-Dollar Mark
Alaska to Get Billions From Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
SeafoodNews Closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26
Captain Phip's Seafood, Owner Jamie Harrington, Sentenced for Federal Visa Fraud
Record Salmon Catch in Russia This Year Does Not Lead to Decline of Prices in Local Market
Japan: October Seafood Imports Fell Year-on-Year After Four Months
Blue Swimming Crab Meat Inventories Thin, Raw Material Pricing Full Steady to Firming Overseas
Alaska Symphony of Seafood: "And the First-Round Winners Are .... "
Digby Lobster Processor Could Shutter Over Clerical Oversight
California Rescues Young Chinook During Drought; Releases Into Klamath River
Maine Governor Mills Announces Steps to Prepare for Offshore Wind Investments
COVID Concerns Cancel 2022 Maine Fishermen's Forum
NFI Crab Council Congratulates Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab FIP on Sustainability Award
New Zealand Company FlipFarm Wins Global Aquaculture Innovation Award
SeafoodNews.com Summary Wednesday, November 24
'The Government Has Sold Us Out'; Standoff at Sea Sours fishermen, US Wind Relations
Tasmania: Aquaculture Research Bill Supported by a Majority
Australia: House Committee to Hear from Southern Aquaculture Groups
Nail in Coffin for Oyster Growers
Sustainable Salmon Fishing by Tsleil-Waututh Confirmed in New Study
Tue. Nov 23 2021
SeafoodNews.com Summary Tuesday, November 23
Federal Fisheries Disaster Declared for 2019 Atlantic Herring Fishery
Acme Smoked Fish Foundation Launches With Goal to Fund Climate Change Solutions
Ropeless Fishing Reduces Whale Entanglements, UCT Study Finds
SURVEY: Inflation Leads to Thanksgiving Cutbacks
Bumble Bee Names Senior VP of Sales as Leadership Team Grows
New Type of Ice Cube Could Revolutionize How Food is Kept Cold
Canadian Plant-Based Meat, Seafood Producer Launches Products in Australia, New Zealand
Cooke's Cold Ocean Salmon Reports ISA Detections at Newfoundland Salmon Site
Toyosu Market October Imported Tuna Sales Down In Wild Bluefins from North America
Wind Farms Bidders Promise Research Into Environmental Effects in Scotland
UAF Grad Student Keeps Track of Orca Whale Communications With Underwater Microphones
UF/IFAS Boosting Florida's Shellfish Aquaculture Industry, Water Quality Initiatives
Court Puts Maryland Oyster Restoration Project On Hold
LDWF, LSU Conducting Damage Survey for Commercial Seafood Industry
Strategic Development Plan for Tuna Industry Involving 3 Southeast Asian Seas Launched
High Water Creates Challenge for Northwest Chum Fishing
French Fishermen Threaten Action as Brexit Licence Talks Drag
Fishrot Whistle-Blower Stefansson Feels Vindicated
Air Canada Increases Cargo Capacity Into and Out of Vancouver
Mon. Nov 22 2021
SeafoodNews.com Summary Monday, November 22
Australian Seafood Industry Fires Back After release of Minderoo Foundation's Global Fishing Index
Sysco Unveils Science-Based Climate Goal; Commits to Reduce Emissions by 2030
USCG Icebreaker Back After Circumnavigation of North America via Northwest Passage
Fish Factor: Alaska Lawmakers Put Party Politics Aside to Protect Fisheries
ZAGO, Blue Ocean Gear Smart Buoy to Help Eliminate Ghost Fishing Gear
PODCAST: Fish Fixe Co-Founders Melissa Harrington, Emily Castro Reveal What's Next After Shark Tank
Surface Trawl Survey Reveals Shifting Fish Populations
King's Seafood Company Files Complaint On Behalf of Customers, Employees After Data Breach
Florida-based Grouper, Snapper Supplier Launches Direct-to-Customer Website
A Vanishing Legacy: Black Captains of the Chesapeake Bay
Scottish Ministers Dismiss Ambitious Plans for New Arran Fish Farm
Vietnam: Decrease in Seafood Exports Expected as a Result of New Chinese Policy
Toxic Waters Devastated Pacific Coast Fisheries. But Who's to Blame?
Southern Newfoundland Cod Stocks Expected to be in 'Critical Zone' Until Early 2024
Seaweed Farming Kelps the Planet on British Coastline
'Eel Be Back': Group in Central Japan Releases Eels Into Sea to Boost Local Population
'Scotland's Seas are Now Deserts' Fishermen Savage SNP for Presiding Over 'Plundered Waters'
Northern Ireland Protocol is 'Potentially Catastophic Threat' to Fishing Industry
As Shellfish Industry Grows, North Carolina Officials Draft Rules on Floating Structures for Leases
Work Starts on 1st Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the United States
OPINION: North Carolina Shrimp Trawl Decision was a Close Call for Consumers
Australia's Spanish Mackerel Stock Report 'Imminent' as Stakeholders Fear for Fishery's Future
Minister Reaffirms DFO's Authority to Regulate Mi'kmaw Fishery During Atlantic Canada Visit
Maine's Biggest Lobster Port Braces for 'Devastating' Offshore Fishing Closure
Crabbers Can Celebrate a Merry Christmas This Year: Season Opens Dec. 1 in Most Areas
Fri. Nov 19 2021
SeafoodNews.com Summary Friday, November 19
Cook Inlet Salmon Group Files Complaint Against NOAA Fisheries for Fishery Closure
VIDEO: Seattle Fish New Owners; Maine Lobster Closure; Lischewski Denied Release; Fish Fixe on TV
Seafood Show Tokyo Draws 11,125 Visitors
Alaska Governor Dunleavy Appoints Special Bycatch Task Force After Legislative Hearing
AquaBounty Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock by Selling Stockholders
Quebec Fisheries Fund Grants More Than $1 Million for Projects in the Gaspé Region
Sea Urchin Roe Analog with Surimi
Russian Rosryblovstvo Confirms Plans to Put Remaining 50% Crab Quotas For Auction
Kuskokwim River Working Group Tackles Trawler Salmon Bycatch
Huon Aquaculture Takeover Officially Complete
Come the Raw Prawn: Farm's New Green Diet
Farmed Salmon Impact on Wild Questioned at Cooke Hearing
Mystery Shellfish Deaths Spread to Robin Hood's Bay as Fishermen Report Reduced Catches
Lobstermen Must Start Removing Gear to Save Whales, Feds Say
OSU Researchers Aim to Turn Seafood Byproducts into Source of Nutrition
New Co-Op Food Delivery Service Hopes to Keep Miami Restaurants in Business
B.C. Flooding Could Be Canada's Costliest Disaster As Cut-Off Port of Vancouver Snarls Supply Chain
DOJ Settles Clean Water Act Violations Against Fishing Companies, Manager, Vessel Engineer
New York Fish Dealers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Scheme to Buy Illegal Fish from Local Fishermen
Thu. Nov 18 2021
SeafoodNews.com Summary Thursday, November 18
EPA Extends Deadline to Consider New Data in Long-term Protection of Bristol Bay
Tuna Giant FCF Co. Selects WiseFish Technology Solution for Plant Operations
Pacifical Eyeing GSA Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard for All Operations
EDITORIAL: It is Time to Recognize and Celebrate Responsible Federal Fisheries Management
Chicken of the Sea Donating Half a Million Servings of Protein Prior to Thanksgiving
High Liner Foods Profits Increase; Sales Volume Hit By Global Supply Chain Crisis in Q3
COSFF's Darrin Moran Named President of the Lobster Society's Board of Directors
Kingfish Company Lands Final State Permits, Remain on Schedule to Break Ground on Maine RAS Facility
Norwegian Salmon Farmer Måsøval Acquires Fellow Aquaculture Firm for $170 Million
Brazil Market Offers Big Opportunities For Vietnamese Tra Fish
Certifying Group Ramps Up Pressure on Regional Fisheries Organization
Vietnamese Seafood Stocks Surge on Business Recovery
Seafood Sustainability Top of Mind for Shoppers
Incubating Salmon Eggs Swept Away in Raging British Columbia Waterways
Canada's Bluefin Tuna Quota Could Jump as Big Fish Sees Big Rise in Population Estimates
Dungeness Crab Fishing Delayed by Humpback Whales Hanging Out, Could Affect Holiday Tables
Ireland Fishing Fleet Will be Slashed by One Third
Man Netted for Illegal Crab Fishing in Burrard Inlet Handed Six-Month Jail Sentence
Anchorage Airport Pitches a New Shipping Option Through Alaska to Help Ease West Coast Bottlenecks
West Australia Fishing Changes Needed With Low Stocks of Dhufish, Pink Snapper Report Finds
Jackson & Partners Innovative Food Products Scoring Big with Retailers, Consumers and More
Gulf of Maine Lobster Closure Reinstated After Judges Grant Government's Appeal
Wed. Nov 17 2021
Aleut Corp Warns DOJ of Anti-Trust Potential in North Pacific Council's New Cod Trawl Program
A Tale of Two Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Bills
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Olive Garden Adds Lobster Shrimp Mac and Cheese to Menu for Limited Time
This holiday season Olive Garden diners can warm up with the chain restaurant's new oven baked pasta dishes – including a Lobster Shrimp Mac and Cheese
For a limited time only, Olive Garden will be offering a twist on mac and cheese. The dish features rigatoni pasta in a creamy seafood afredo sauce, topped with lobster and shrimp and baked with Italian cheeses, tomatoes and toasted breadcrumbs.
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Olive Garden Adds Lobster Shrimp Mac and Cheese to Menu for Limited Time
This holiday season Olive Garden diners can warm up with the chain restaurant's new oven baked pasta dishes – including a Lobster Shrimp Mac and Cheese
For a limited time only, Olive Garden will be offering a twist on mac and cheese. The dish features rigatoni pasta in a creamy seafood afredo sauce, topped with lobster and shrimp and baked with Italian cheeses, tomatoes and toasted breadcrumbs.
The new Lobster Shrimp Mac and Cheese dish joins other seafood favorites, including Calamari, Classic or Spicy Shrimp Scampi Fritta ...
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Crabbers Crack Record Opening Prices for Dungeness as Season Opens on West Coast
Dungeness crab fishermen are excited for the first paychecks of the season: In posts on Facebook, blogs and news sites, the ex-vessel prices appear to be between $4.50 and $5 per pound on the West Coast.
This year's season is the first one in seven years to open on the traditional Dec. 1 start date in Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The season in Central California remains closed due to the presence of whales.
Oregon Dungeness Crab...
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This Week in Retail: Jingle Bells, December Sells
December has arrived and retailers have been proactively preparing for what could be a record-breaking season for holiday spending.
The National Retail Federation predicts the highest holiday retail sales on record this year. According to the NRF's forecast, holiday sales during November and December could grow between $843.4 billion and $859 billion. This compares with a previous high of $777.3 billion in 2020.
Rising incomes along with household wealth, a desire to return to in-person events, and a favorable weather forecast for the holiday season are among the factors contributing to a promising spending outlook...
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Bering Sea Fishermen Press Council on Halibut Bycatch
After years of deliberations, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is inching toward a decision on whether to tie halibut bycatch limits in the Bering Sea to abundance indices.
The action, known formally as Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands halibut abundancebased management, or ABM, is intended to reduce bycatch of halibut in the Bering Sea by the Amendment 80 trawl fleet when the fish stocks are lower. The Amendment 80 fleet is a group of catcher-processor vessels that are allocated a portion of groundfish harvest. Each year, the fleet is...
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Mowi Tops Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index Again; Grieg, Lerøy Close Behind
Noway-based salmon farming giant Mowi was ranked the most sustainable protein producer for the third year in a row on Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index, the company announced on December 1.
The report is now in its fourth edition and assesses over 60 largest global meat, dairy and aquaculture companies on ten environmental, social and governance themes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking about Mowi's ranking on the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index, CEO Ivan Vindheim said...
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Industry, Biologist at Odds Over Whether Closure of Fish Farms Affected Sea-Lice Levels
The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association is citing a new report on sea lice in its latest volley against open-net-pen opponents, as the federal deadline approaches to close all Discovery Islands fish farms by the end of June.
It says data showed that parasitic sea lice levels in the Discovery Islands were low both prior to and after decreased production of salmon farming in the region since the federal fisheries minister announced in December that all Discovery Island farms must be free of fish by...
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Scientists Support New Measures, Changes to Hawaii Longline Tuna Fishery
Blue bait or tori lines: Which is better for saving seabirds?
To the Scientific and Statistical Committee of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, tori lines.
The SSC continued to support replacing blue-dyed fish bait and strategic offal discard requirements in the Hawai'i deep-set longline fishery with tori lines for seabird bycatch mitigation when it met recently. Results from field experiments conducted in the past three years under an experimental fishing permit showed that Laysan and black-footed albatross were ...
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Fish Net Recycling in Alaska Tops 1 Million Pounds
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I'm Laine Welch.
Over one million pounds of old fishing nets and lines from Alaska have made it to recycling markets so far where they are remade into plastic pellets and fibers.
The milestone was reached with a recent haul of nets from Dutch Harbor and more are already adding to the total. Shipping vans filled with old gear collected at Haines were offloaded in Seattle last week and another container from Cordova is on its way...
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Port Lincoln Tuna Farming Outlook Bright, Inquiry Hears
The outlook for tuna farming in Port Lincoln post COVID-19 downturn is positive, according to evidence given to a Parliamentary Inquiry into the aquaculture industry.
Aquaculture industry groups from South Australia and Tasmania and an environmental peak body appeared before the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee on Friday, November 26, as part of its inquiry into Australia's aquaculture sector.
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) joined Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association and Australian Abalone Growers Association, as well as conservation group Environment Tasmania, to give evidence on the day...
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France Wants EU to Intervene in Fishing Row With UK if Talks Fail - Senior Diplomat
EU member states should work out common measures against the United Kingdom if its negotiations with France over post-Brexit fishing rights produce no results before December 10, French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said on Wednesday.
On Monday, France set December 10 as the final deadline for the settlement of the fisheries dispute after which Beaune said it would quit the talks.
"The best option would be to adopt pan-European measures if nothing happens [in talks until December 10]...
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NFI: 'Time for Washington to Act Now' to Help Solve Seafood Supply Chain Crisis
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) debuted a video that explains the supply chain challenges facing the seafood industry.
NFI criticized current moves being made that aim to solve the global supply chain crisis including the shift to 24-hour port operations on the west coast.
Conversations around logistics and supply chain issues have dominated the seafood community since the pandemic began and that trend looks to continue ahead of a busy holiday season.
NFI shared that currently, transporting fish costs...
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Russia Ready to Increase Crab Catch and its Exports Next Year
Russia continues to increase crab catch and its exports this year amid maintaining stable demand for it both in the domestic market and abroad.
According to the Russian Kommersant business paper, citing the All-Russian Association of Fisheries, in January-August 2021, Russia exported 38,100 tonnes of crab for US$866 million. That was almost 1.7 times higher compared to the same period of last year.
Producers say that one of the reasons for such growth was the...
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Walmart CEO says Biden Supply Chain Push is Easing Bottlenecks
Walmart Inc Chief Executive Doug McMillon on Monday hailed the Biden administration's efforts to ease supply chain bottlenecks as the holiday season gets underway, noting the decision to extend port hours was having a positive impact on the flow of goods.
"We are seeing progress. The port and transit delays are improving," McMillon told President Joe Biden during a White House meeting with CEOs to discuss supply chain issues.
"Because of what you all did to help with overnight hours, and because of the team's work to reroute to other..."
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Vietnamese Shrimp Exports to China Decline Deeply
Shrimp exports in October 2021 were nearly equal to the export value of the same period last year with US$425.3 million, down only slightly by 1.5%. However, export turnover to the Chinese market still fell deeply.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in October 2021, among the main import markets, shrimp exports to the US, EU, and Korean markets all increased, but exports to China continued to decrease.
In particular, shrimp exports to the US market grew very well...
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DFO Hits B.C. Salmon Harvester with Nearly $90K Fine After Routine Inspection
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) highlighted how a routine fishery officer inspection led to hefty fines for one British Columbia commercial fisherman.
On July 2, Garry Dean Stoner was sentenced in Terrace Provincial Court, pleading guilty to 12 counts under the Fisheries Act for violations that occurred between June-September 2017 and July-August 2018 in waters north of Haida Gwaii.
The Honourable Justice Calvin Struyk ordered the harvester to pay a total of $88,644 in fines including $1,200 in court fines...
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Mowi-Owned Northern Harvest Sea Farms Reports Mortality Event at Newfoundland Salmon Site
Northern Harvest Sea Farms (NHSF) reported an abnormal mortality event at its Deep Water Point site on November 30.
The Mowi subsidiary shared that the suspected cause of the mortalities was a combination of sea lice pressure, treatments and prolonged rough weather at the farm.
The site, Marine Site AQ# 1080 has about 709,000 Atlantic salmon being raised and mortality exceeded 10%, leading to the public notice. The fish at the site weigh about 1.1 kilograms.
The announcement comes in...
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Oyster Harvesting Closed in St. Mary's County; Second Time in Weeks State Shuts Operation
For the second time in less than a month, state environmental regulators have shut down shellfish harvesting near St. George Island in St. Mary's County after a sewage spill.
The Maryland Department of the Environment announced Monday evening that it closed 180 acres of the Potomac River after a sewage overflow over the Thanksgiving weekend.
The repeated problems are raising fresh questions about sewer infrastructure in the Chesapeake. Oysters contaminated during an October spill in nearby St. George Creek sickened at least two dozen people in...
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Fishing Vessel's Narrow Miss of Collision with a Cargo Ship Results in USCG Citation
In the same week Dungeness crabbers could start pulling their pots, a commercial fishing vessel was cited for navigation negligence near the Columbia River on the West Coast.
The fishing vessel captain's actions required a harbor pilot to spotlight the vessel so it could avoid a collision with an inbound cargo ship.
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of ...
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Barramundi Group Notes Expansion Progress, Completion of its Brunei Hatchery in Q3 Business Update
The Barramundi Group said it is on track to meet its 2026 goals and progress towards its key initiatives in its third-quarter business update released on November 29.
In terms of expanding production, the company believes it is moving towards its 7,000 tonnes goal by 2026. The Group noted the recent hire of new Chief Operating Officer of Production, Vincent Erenest.
In terms of expansion and infrastructure projects, the barramundi farmer said it completed its Brunei hatchery...
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'The Industry is Growing': Rise in Young Fishers a Great Sign for Lobster Fishing Industry
The number of young people becoming fishers is booming, which is good news for the industry.
The Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board says that since they updated regulations to increase the lending limit from $1 million to $5 million in 2018, they have seen a steady uptick in young fishers and new entrants in the industry.
Jennifer Thompson, Director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Fisheries and Loan Board, says the new regulation allows financial flexibility for new...
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Coast Guard: Plan to Move Grounded Trawler Off Truro in the Works
A plan to salvage a 78-foot shrimp trawler that ran aground Tuesday near Highland Light was in the works Wednesday, according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Briana Carter.
The Coast Guard and Truro police received a report of the grounding early Tuesday.
Five people were aboard the boat, and there were no reported injuries, Carter said.
On Wednesday, Truro Harbormaster Tony Jackett described the trawler, the New Bedford-based Carrabassett, as grounded south of Highland Light at Longnook Beach off Long Nook Road...
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Support for Kiribati Switch on Marine Sanctuary
An oceans' expert is supportive of the Kiribati Government's for its plan to open the Phoenix Island Protected Area, or the PIPA, to commercial fishing.
Part of the justification for the PIPA being established was to protect spawning grounds for tuna.
But Hugh Govan, who specialises in ocean governance and helped draft the Pacific Oceanscape, said marine sanctuaries are not the best way to save migratory species.
He said the PIPA agreement included the establishment of a tuna working group and its assessment triggered the Kiribati Government announcement...
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Lummi Nation Declares Disaster After Invasive Crab Arrives
The Lummi Indian Business Council has passed a resolution declaring a disaster after more than 70,000 European green crab — an invasive species — were captured and removed from the Lummi Sea Pond in recent months.
The Tribe cultivates shellfish and juvenile salmon in the 750-acre sea pond surrounded by the most productive natural shellfish beds on the reservation. The crabs threaten hatchery operations, Tribal shellfish harvests and may have larger impacts if the infestation spreads, the Bellingham Heraldreported.
"The appearance of the European green crab is a serious threat...
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Most Canadian Aquaculture Fisheries Exempted From U.S. Whale Watchlist
Most Canadian aquaculture operations have been exempted from a new United States rule requiring that seafood imports prove they do not harm whales, seals and other marine mammals.
Starting in 2023, all seafood entering the U.S. that hasn't been granted an exemption will have to demonstrate it is harvested with protections equivalent to those used in American fisheries — a so-called comparability finding now required under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Countries had until Tuesday this week to apply for the comparability finding.
Since the pending rule change was announced...
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Alaska Fish Radio: Small Companies Win Big at New Products Competition
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I'm Laine Welch.
Small Alaska businesses took home top honors at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition held last week at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle.
The contest, hosted by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation since 1994, levels the playing field between large and small companies, and helps showcase new consumer-ready seafood products.
Julie Decker is AFDF director.
"Well, it's for it's really does several things. It encourages value added seafood productions. And then it promotes high quality products made of Alaska seafood...
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UPDATED: Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Postponed
Editor's Note: This story has been updated. On Tuesday at 2:21 p.m. NOAA Fisheries sent out a bulletin announcing that they would be postponing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting until early January. The meeting was initially set to begin on Wednesday. A new date for the meeting has not been shared.
The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team is set to meet this week to discuss Phase 2 modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team was...
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Rising Inflation, Relentless Pandemic Dampen U.S. Consumer Confidence
U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a nine-month low in November amid worries about the rising cost of living and pandemic fatigue, but that did not change expectations for stronger economic growth this quarter.
The survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday showed consumers less enthusiastic about buying a house and big-ticket items such as motor vehicles and major household appliances over the next six months, likely because of shortages, which have boosted prices. Consumers held strong views of the labor market, with the gap between those saying jobs are plentiful...
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Ikura Salmon Caviar Tops at 8312 yen/kg, up 600 yen/kg at Tokyo Central Wholesale Market
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market's October sales of salted fish roe surpassed the past highest selling price of Ikura salmon roe by more than 600 yen/kg. They recorded an exceptionally high price for the first time in the 8000 yen/kg range. The sales price is rising for other fish roe products, and the sales volume is decreasing as a whole, reported Suisan Keizai.
Due to the shortage of salmon roe and the continued soaring prices of imported green roe...
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Environmentalists Question British Columbia Fish Farm Applications
Environmental groups are questioning applications by salmon farmers in B.C. that would expand operations outside of the Discovery Islands, where salmon farms are to be phased out by 2022.
There are currently 12 applications in to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, one of which is for a new salmon farm site located between the Discovery Islands and Broughton Archipelago.
The rest of the applications are for production capacity expansions at existing salmon farms, or for adding additional open-net pens.
Wastershed Watch, the David Suzuki Foundation, Clayoquot Action...
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Tasmanian Farmed Salmon Alliance Backs Salmon
Truck drivers, factory workers and business bigshots gathered on Tuesday to form a new coalition of pro-salmon-farming advocates.
The newly formed Tasmanian Farmed Salmon Alliance gathered in Margate over a barbecue of salmon fillet, salmon burgers, and salmon sashimi.
The alliance claims to represent all 12,000 Tasmanian workers whose livelihoods depend, directly or indirectly, on the salmon industry.
One of them is Roger Stone, who works at the De Bruyn's Transport Hobart depot. Mr Stone said the salmon farming copped frequent criticism from the "anti-everything"...
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Maine's Working Waterfront Faces a Wave of Threats
Boe Marsh, head of Community Shellfish in Bremen, sees the value that the working waterfront brings to his small coastal town on a daily basis. As working waterfront access diminishes along Maine's coast, he and others are desperate to protect it.
A new report commissioned by the Island Institute in Rockland is raising the alarm and proposing solutions.
According to the report, the lack of infrastructure, support, access, affordable housing and legal protections, as well as increasing risks from climate change, make Maine particularly vulnerable to losing its iconic working waterfronts...
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Lobster and Shrimp Mac and Cheese Olive Garden Recipe
Source: https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1124611/Olive-Garden-Adds-Lobster-Shrimp-Mac-and-Cheese-to-Menu-for-Limited-Time