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Mon. Dec 6 2021

King, Snow Crab Face Shortages and Size Limitations Moving Into 2022

PODCAST: New Bedford Scallops Hit High, Dungeness Crab Season Opens, and More

Supreme Court Denies Bid to Rescind Lobstering Closure

Pacific Halibut Biomass Still Low, But Signs of Recruitment Positive as IPHC Nears Annual Meeting

It's Official: 96 Container Ships are Waiting to Dock at SoCal Ports

More Bigeye for Pacific Longliners? Scientists Say Yes, Along with Increased Monitoring

Scientists Show Warm-water Habitats Help Fuel Coldwater Fish

Opinion: Maine's Lobster Industry is in a Fight For its Survival

Chilean Coho Leads the October Salmon Sales at Tokyo Central Wholesale Market

Fire Damages P.E.I. Shellfish Business

Octopus Database Planned to Fight Overfishing as Global Demand Increases

How Will Offshore Wind Farms Affect Gulf of Mexico Fishing? Federal Regulators Want to Know

Sysco Acquires Fresh Produce Distributor The Coastal Companies

5-Day Grounding of 78-Foot Fishing Vessel on Truro beach Ends Saturday

Fishing Captain Fined for Cutting Across Bow of Ro/Ro on Columbia Bar

Opinion: It Will Take Work to Save Maine's Working Waterfront

Coastal First Nation Declares Protected Area to Preserve Salmon and Grizzly Bear Populations

Salem, Oregon's Fitts Seafoods Changes Hands

Marlborough Oyster Farmer's Hi-tech System Proves a Pearler of an Idea

Children Can Slash Risk of Having Asthma in Half By Eating More Oily Fish

Fixing Septic Systems is Key to Protecting Puget Sound Shellfish

India: Govt Negligence Turns Benaulim Prawn Hatchery Project Into a Ghost House

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Encouraging Queenslanders to Eat Local Seafood This Holiday Season

SeafoodNews.com Summary Monday, December 6

Fri. Dec 3 2021

Bristol Bay 2022 Salmon Forecast Highest Ever, Two Buyers Raise 2021 Base Price to $1.45/lb

Scallops Hit New Record Price in New Bedford

VIDEO: USDA Purchase Awards; Disney Funds Spiny Lobster; Seafood Supply Chain Crisis; Gorton's LTO

Maine Lobstering Union Files Supreme Court Appeal to Halt LMA-1 Fishing Closure

Trident Seafoods Founder to Be Honored; Seafood Showcased During 'Battle In Seattle' Basketball Game

Earth-friendly Packaging by OBI Seafoods, Chitin Packaging Developed

JAPAN: October Seafood Exports Doubled In Frozen Yellowtail for the U.S.

Norwegian Seafood Exports Topple Annual Value Records With December Still to Come

Fish Farm Firm Cermaq Canada Fined $500,000 for B.C. Diesel Spill

Sernapesca: Salmon Company Hit With Significant Fine After Mortality Mismanagement

Pride of Bristol Bay: Permanent Protections in View for Bristol Bay

Company Proposing Land-Based Salmon Farm Near Colpoy's Bay Plans Meetings

New England Shrimp Industry Should Not Restart, Experts Say

Thirteen-Year Delay in Newfoundland and Labrador Fishing Boat Owner's Insurance Claim 'Inexcusable'

Gathered Foods Co-Founders Named UBS Global Visionaries

B.C. Company Brings New Tech to Atlantic Canada as DFO Pushes Towards Fishing industry E-Logbooks

North Queensland Rock Lobster Farm a World First

Applause for Claws

Israeli Company Opens $18M Facility in St. Louis to Produce Plant-Based Meat Substitutes

Rockfish to Launch Seafood Delivery Business Seafood at Home

ASP Executive Director Derek Butler Wins Economic Developer of the Year Award

Big Appetite for Salmon Drives Sales in Kenya

SeafoodNews.com Summary Friday, December 3

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

KOREA: Locals Love For Live Seafood Boosts Imports From Norway

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

Room for Vietnam's Seafood Exports to Canada Remains Large

'The Industry is Growing': Rise in Young Fishers a Great Sign for Lobster Fishing Industry

Fish Net Recycling in Alaska Tops 1 Million Pounds

Northern Dynasty Issues Response to EPA's Announcement Regarding Protection of Bristol Bay Watershed

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

K-FISH Celebrates Successful Promotional Events in November

SeafoodNews.com Summary Thursday, December 2

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

SeafoodNews.com Summary Tuesday, November 30

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

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

Mon. Nov 29 2021

SeafoodNews.com Summary Monday, November 29

NaturalShrimp, GSI Complete First Commercial Deliveries of Live Shrimp

Two Trawl Surveys in Northern Bering Sea Show Overall Decline in Many Species

Jean Lafitte-Area Fishermen Struggle With Wrecked Boats, Lost Businesses and Lots of Mud

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

Labour - Illegal Practices Still Found in Fishing, NHRC Claims

Your Favorite Restaurant Might Be Taking Delivery Off the Menu

Trident, High Liner Among Firms to Land USDA Contracts for Salmon, Pollock

Malaysia: Acute Worker Shortage in Fishing Industry Could Drive Up Seafood Prices Soon

Interior Department Approves 2nd Large U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

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

JAPAN: Surimi Inventory Falls Again In August But Overall Shipping Consistent

Alaska Fish Radio: Big Plankton Bloom Bodes Well for Gulf of Alaska

Alaska Fish Radio: Electric Boats Get a Boost in Alaska

Beijing Strengthens Seafood Market Supervision

Disney Backs Caribbean Spiny Lobster Conservation Project

JAPAN: Catch Certificates Eyed to Thwart Eel Poaching

Vietnamese Enterprises Need to Redirect Pangasius Exports

French Fishermen Block Ports, Eurotunnel in Spat With UK

No Construction on Proposed Maine Salmon Farm Despite Greenlight

A Guide to Understanding the Fight Over Whales and Lobster Gear in the Gulf of Maine

Fire Destroys Another Nova Scotia Lobster Pound Days Before Commercial Season Opens

Maryland's Oyster Industry Hopes for a Rebound This Season

Maryland Agency Failure to Alert Public Led to Illnesses from Sewage-tainted Oysters

Environment Agency Confirm Dead Crabs, Lobsters On Yorkshire Beaches Not Killed By Pollution

Domoic Acid in Razor Clams Prompts Concerns, Testing in Dungeness Crab; USCG Urges Safety

Wed. Nov 24 2021

Alaska to Get Billions From Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Japan: October Seafood Imports Fell Year-on-Year After Four Months

Captain Phip's Seafood, Owner Jamie Harrington, Sentenced for Federal Visa Fraud

Maine Governor Mills Announces Steps to Prepare for Offshore Wind Investments

NFI Crab Council Congratulates Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab FIP on Sustainability Award

California Rescues Young Chinook During Drought; Releases Into Klamath River

New Zealand Company FlipFarm Wins Global Aquaculture Innovation Award

Blue Swimming Crab Meat Inventories Thin, Raw Material Pricing Full Steady to Firming Overseas

COVID Concerns Cancel 2022 Maine Fishermen's Forum

SeafoodNews.com Summary Wednesday, November 24

UK Chef Shortage Influencing Wholesale Shrimp Market

Record Salmon Catch in Russia This Year Does Not Lead to Decline of Prices in Local Market

'The Government Has Sold Us Out'; Standoff at Sea Sours fishermen, US Wind Relations

Record Crab and Lobster Prices Drive Value of N.L. Landings Past Billion-Dollar Mark

Tasmania: Aquaculture Research Bill Supported by a Majority

Australia: House Committee to Hear from Southern Aquaculture Groups

Digby Lobster Processor Could Shutter Over Clerical Oversight

Nail in Coffin for Oyster Growers

Sustainable Salmon Fishing by Tsleil-Waututh Confirmed in New Study

SeafoodNews Closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26

Alaska Symphony of Seafood: "And the First-Round Winners Are .... "

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'

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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

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King, Snow Crab Face Shortages and Size Limitations Moving Into 2022

On November 23rd, the Commerce Department reported that, adjusted for inflation, consumer spending in October rose 0.7% from September which is a 6.6% increase from prior year. Two major banks and credit card providers' data show that spending has continued strong in November. Retail executives confirm this and there is the expectation that consumers will spend a lot more this holiday season than last year. E- commerce sales in the third quarter were up 6.6% from a year earlier, but people have been...

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PODCAST: New Bedford Scallops Hit High, Dungeness Crab Season Opens, and More

This week SeafoodNews Podcast co-hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione talk about New Bedford scallops hitting a new record; the Dungeness crab season opening on the west coast; and more.

This episode of the SeafoodNews Podcast is brought to you by Urner Barry's upcoming seafood market update webinar on crab and groundfish. Join Urner Barry o n Tuesday, December 7 at11:00 AM EST for an update on the volatility of the crab and groundfish markets featuring Urner Barry market reporters Janice Schreiber and Lorin Castiglione, as well as special guest Michael Kotok from Arctic Fisheries. In this webinar, host Amanda will lead the discussion on the continued impact of COVID-19 on the seafood markets through supply situations, labor shortages, the continued high costs for transportation, and the price reaction from the holiday season. Click here to register.

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Supreme Court Denies Bid to Rescind Lobstering Closure

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Maine aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales, leaving Maine lobster harvesters unsure of what recourse they have.

Justice Stephen Breyer, tasked with handling the emergency filing, rejected the request without comment, The Hill newspaper reported. Virginia Olsen, a lobsterwoman and member of the Maine Lobstering Union, said Friday night that union members had not seen a copy of the ruling. Until they do and talk to their legal team...

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Pacific Halibut Biomass Still Low, But Signs of Recruitment Positive as IPHC Nears Annual Meeting

A hopeful sign of recruitment seen in the 2012 year-class, or 9-year old Pacific halibut signaled the best news the industry has heard in recent years at the Interim Meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) last week.

Dr. Ian Stewart presented the results from the summer survey and data modeling, adding that "The 2012 year-class now appears stronger than 2006-2011 and is projected to mature over the next approximately 3 years, but the magnitude remains uncertain."

Female spawning biomass ...

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It's Official: 96 Container Ships are Waiting to Dock at SoCal Ports

There were 40 container ships waiting for berths within 40 miles of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday. But there were also 56 container ships waiting farther out to sea, putting the actual tally at an all-time-high of 96, according to new data from the Marine Exchange of Southern California.

The Marine Exchange has just unveiled its new methodology for counting container ships waiting outside the 40-mile "in port" zone.

A new queuing system has been in place since...

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Opinion: Maine's Lobster Industry is in a Fight For its Survival

Friday's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold reinstatement of a 967-square-mile lobster fishing closure is another devastating blow to Maine lobstermen.

In October, a U.S. District Court judge in Bangor had ruled that there was reason to question the federal government's decision to close this prime lobstering area for four months this winter. When an appeals court overturned this decision in November, lobstermen who had already set traps in this area were forced to dangerously hurry and take them up, creating economic hardship for those...

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Scientists Show Warm-water Habitats Help Fuel Coldwater Fish

Coldwater fish like salmon depend on warm-water habitats more than previously thought, according to new research from the Oregon State University.

In the midst of climate change, this research has important implications for habitat protection and restoration efforts, which traditionally prioritize cold bodies of water instead of those that heat up during summer months, the researchers said in a press release by Sean Nealon.

"We show in this paper by devaluing habitats that are warm in summer we miss their critical ...

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Fire Damages P.E.I. Shellfish Business

Fire has damaged the Atlantic Aqua Farms building in Orwell Cove, P.E.I. There were no injuries.

A statement from the the Department of Public Safety said Belfast, Cross Roads and Vernon River fire services responded with support from Charlottetown Fire, Island EMS and RCMP.

'The investigation is underway and is expected to last a few days," the statement says.

Atlantic Aqua Farms markets P.E.I. mussels, oysters and clams across North America.

Donald MacRae, the owner of a trucking and backhoe business, was called at 10 a.m. to provide some excavators...

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How Will Offshore Wind Farms Affect Gulf of Mexico Fishing? Federal Regulators Want to Know

With the development of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico likely within a few years, federal regulators are beginning to assess how wind farms will affect commercial and recreational fisheries.

On Dec. 15, agencies that regulate offshore energy and fisheries will hold a workshop for the Gulf's fishers. The input they gather will help guide the planning and permitting of wind farm lease areas, and potentially lead to mitigation for fishers affected by turbines, transmission lines and related infrastructure...

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5-day Grounding of 78-Foot Fishing Vessel on Truro beach Ends Saturday

A 78-foot fishing boat out of New Bedford that grounded early Tuesday off Longnook Beach was pulled back into the water Saturday morning, ending a five-day ordeal for owner Blue Harvest Fisheries in New Bedford.

At the moment the tug boat pulled the Carrabassett toward the water, and the vessel appeared to respond by floating along behind the tug, cheers from well-wishers at the beach went up. As the vessel stood stranded on the ocean beach over the last few days...

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Opinion: It Will Take Work to Save Maine's Working Waterfront

For centuries, many Mainers have made their living on the sea. But lately that's becoming harder to do because of what's happening on shore.

Aging piers and deteriorating infrastructure are making it harder for fishermen and others to get to the water. Meanwhile, climate change is making the assets that still exist more expensive to maintain.

Along with development pressure, rising home prices and expanding tourism a picture emerges of the forces that are crowding out water-dependent businesses and the people they employ from the places they...

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Salem, Oregon's Fitts Seafoods Changes Hands

Salem staple Fitts Seafoods is changing hands as former owners go into retirement. A year and a half after putting Fitts Seafoods on the market, former owners Rod and Mimi Purdy sold and handed the Fitts legacy to Michael and Heather Wofford. The market formally changed ownership Nov. 8. The Purdys have run Fitts Seafood since 1993, when they bought the retail portion of what was both a retail and wholesale seafood operation. "We're old, and it's time for new blood," Rod Purdy said. Rod has been in the industry for 45 years...

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Children Can Slash Risk of Having Asthma in Half By Eating More Oily Fish

For children, asthma is one of the leading causes of hospitalizations and trips to the emergency room. It's estimated that 1 in 12 children — or about 6 million kids across the U.S. — suffer from the respiratory condition, according to the CDC. Increasing evidence shows that a healthy diet could be a potential therapy for childhood asthma. Recent research reveals that children who eat more fish may be less prone to the disease.

Studies have shown that most adult cases of asthma begin in childhood...

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India: Govt Negligence Turns Benaulim Prawn Hatchery Project Into a Ghost House

Almost 10 years have passed but all efforts towards the revival of prawn hatchery at Benaulim, which has occupied nearly 45,000 square meters of unused land, failed to take off. Surprisingly, it has been now revealed that people have to wait for the new government to take forward the reviving of the much discussed project, as the government has lost all hopes to finalise the project in the current term.

After Herald visited the site and met all the concerned members related to the project reveals...

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Encouraging Queenslanders to Eat Local Seafood This Holiday Season

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is encouraging those in the area to eat local this upcoming holiday season.

"Christmas is just not Christmas in Queensland without a lot of fresh, sustainable seafood on the festive table," said Premier Palaszczuk. "Fishers, aquaculture farmers, and seafood merchants are working hard to ensure there will be plentiful supplies of all the top prawn, crab and fish varieties to meet the big seasonal rush. All report they are well ready to meet the demand."

To further promote Queensland seafood...

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VIDEO: USDA Purchase Awards; Disney Funds Spiny Lobster; Seafood Supply Chain Crisis; Gorton's LTO

Join SeafoodNews Weekly Video co-hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione as they break down some of the latest news in the seafood industry. This week Amanda and Lorin talk about the USDA's purchase awards for Alaska pollock and canned pink salmon products; Disney's funding to launch a program focused on the conservation of Caribbean spiny lobsters; NFI's new supply chain video; and Kroger's limited time offer of value-sized Butterfly Shrimp from Gorton's Seafood.

This video isbrought to you by Urner Barry's COMTELL...

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Trident Seafoods Founder to Be Honored; Seafood Showcased During 'Battle In Seattle' Basketball Game

Trident Seafoods, an official partner of the 'Battle in Seattle' college basketball game hosted at the Climate Pledge Arena on December 4, will be on full display, along with a special tip-off ceremony to honor the company's late founder Chuck Bundrant.

Before a six-year hiatus The 'Battle in Seattle,' was an annual college basketball game that featured the University of Gonzaga's top college basketball program against an opponent for Puget Sound area fans to enjoy.

During the pre-game festivities, Trident Seafoods...

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Join Urner Barry on Tuesday, December 7 at 11:00 AM EST for an update on the volatility of the crab and groundfish markets featuring Urner Barry market reporters Lorin Castiglione and Janice Schreiber, as well as special guest Michael Kotok from Arctic Fisheries.

In this webinar, host Amanda Buckle will speak with our panelists to discuss the continued impact of COVID-19 on the seafood markets through supply situations, labor shortages, the continued high costs for transportation, and the price reaction from the holiday season.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join this exciting event LIVE.

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More Bigeye for Pacific Longliners? Scientists Say Yes, Along with Increased Monitoring

U.S. fishery managers propose increasing its Pacific bigeye tuna annual catch limit and gets the Western Pacific Fishery management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee's blessing.

The SSC discussed issues related to bigeye tuna management last week at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting and endorsed the U.S. proposal to increase its bigeye tuna catch from 3,554 metric tons to 6,554 metric tons for the U.S. longline fishery. That ...

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Chilean Coho Leads the October Salmon Sales at Tokyo Central Wholesale Market

Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Sales of salmon and trout in October continued to be stable for coho salmon, mainly produced in Chile. Frozen fish increased the volume even when the price increased, but salted salmon showed the signs of peaking out even when the price rose. Fresh salmon dropped in quantity due to the high price, Suisan Keizai reported.

Imported fresh salmon decreased due to high prices...

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Octopus Database Planned to Fight Overfishing as Global Demand Increases

High prices and growing demand for the cephalopod, a great source of protein, mean illegal fishing is on the rise

Octopus is an increasingly trendy food on restaurant menus-and now scientists plan to build a DNA database to tackle overfishing.

Demand for the cephalopod meant prices hit record levels before the pandemic, as thegrowing popularity of sushi and tapas tempted restaurant diners around the world.

An octopus DNA database is being built by UK scientists to track the animals through the food chain...

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Sysco Acquires Fresh Produce Distributor The Coastal Companies

Sysco Corporation announced on Monday that they have acquired The Coastal Companies, a fresh produce distributor and value-added processor based in Laurel, Maryland.

The Coastal Companies, which was founded in 1992, was previously owned by the Continental Grain Company. The company is comprised of three integrated businesses, including foodservice distribution through Coastal Sunbelt Produce, retail distribution through Lancaster Foods, and value-added manufacturing through East Coast Fresh.

"As Sysco continues to invest in our specialty offerings, The Coastal Companies is an outstanding addition to our family of specialty companies and...

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Fishing Captain Fined for Cutting Across Bow of Ro/Ro on Columbia Bar

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a notice of violation to the captain of a crab-fishing vessel for negligence after he nearly caused a collision with a 600-foot ro/ro.

On the day of the near-miss, the commercial fishing vessel was outbound on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Bar, a notoriously difficult crossing with frequent merchant vessel traffic. Visibility was restricted. Meanwhile, the ro/roGrand Racewas inbound near Buoy Number 8, just south of Peacock Spit...

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Coastal First Nation Declares Protected Area to Preserve Salmon and Grizzly Bear Population

Emaciated bears and dwindling salmon stocks have prompted the Mamalilikulla First Nation to push forward with a conservation plan to protect part of its traditional territory.

It has declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) in the Gwa̱xdlala/Nala̱xdlala (Lull Bay/Hoeya Sound) area — located up Knight Inlet on B.C.'s Central Coast.

The inlet off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island near Campbell River is home to a unique sponge and coral reef, estuaries and salmon bearing streams...

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Marlborough Oyster Farmer's Hi-tech System Proves a Pearler of an Idea

Technololgy developed in Marlborough is changing the way oyster farmers across the world grow and harvest the sought after shellfish.

Oyster farmers Aaron and Debbie Pannell started their business, Marlborough Oysters, in 2011 with a farm in Croisilles Harbour, at the top of the South Island.

In the early days of the business, the couple used floating plastic mesh bags to grow their oysters, a system which Aaron Pannell said worked well.

"Or at least it did until demand went through the roof...

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Fixing Septic Systems is Key to Protecting Puget Sound Shellfish

Jim Freeland stands in a copse of evergreens on Vashon Island. The 150-foot trees loom as he looks up, then down into something also beautiful to him: the thousand-gallon septic tank of the client he's about to offer counsel on off-grid waste management.

"I found my calling," says Freeland, a semiretired septic system consultant who prefers to go by Uncle Buddy or The Shit Whisperer, over the phone.

For most of us, though, septic system tanks and drain fields don't inspire a sense of the divine...

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Bristol Bay 2022 Salmon Forecast Highest Ever, Two Buyers Raise 2021 Base Price to $1.45/lb

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released the highest preliminary forecast in memory for the Bristol Bay salmon run next year at 75.27 million sockeye salmon. That's 44% larger than the most recent 10-year average of Bristol Bay total runs (52.09 million) and 111% greater than the long-term average of 35.73 million fish. The long-term time period is from 1963 through 2021.

On top of that, two salmon buyers in the Bay announced a post-season increase in prices ...

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Scallops Hit New Record Price in New Bedford

The market for U.S. origin Atlantic sea scallops continues to break records as severely constrained supply entering the market is met with continued active demand. The entire Urner Barry scallop complex including all sizes (U10, 10/20, 20/30) and moisture contents (all-natural, dry, processed) is firm at record highs at the start of the holiday season, a time when fishing efforts continue to wane due to shorter days and seasonal storms interrupting trips.

Unwavering demand is seen from both foodservice and retail sectors. Reports of pushback on premium prices have...

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Maine Lobstering Union Files Supreme Court Appeal to Halt LMA-1 Fishing Closure

The Maine Lobstering Union (MLU) has filed an emergency application to the United States Supreme Court on November 24 to vacate a federal appeals court ruling that has closed 967-square miles of lobster fishing grounds in the Gulf of Maine.

The emergency application for an injunction to the Supreme Court is the latest in a legal battle for both Maine lobster and Jonah crab harvesters battling recent North Atlantic right whale regulations aimed at protecting the endangered species.

On October 16, the lobster industry...

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Earth-friendly Packaging by OBI Seafoods, Chitin Packaging Developed

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OBI Seafoods, which operates 10 processing plants in Alaska, has met its goal for 100% recyclable packaging on all of its canned salmon brands.

All the cans, lids, labels, holding trays and shrink wrap are included and any plastics used contain at least 30% recyclable materials.

The company is committed to ensuring that its packaging has the lowest possible impact on the planet, said CEO Mark Palmer, and will help their customers reach their sustainability goals.

The move into recyclable packaging also means...

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