Seafood Headlines September 28, 2017
FDA Releases Training for Carriers covered by the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule
FDA is offering a one-hour training module, free of charge, to help carriers meet the requirements of FDA’s Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule (“Sanitary Transportation Rule”). To read the full article as well as access the training module click here. Source FDA.
More Mississippi River sediment will mean more problems for Louisiana shrimpers: study
Louisiana's quintessential shrimper - the independent, weather-beaten man with a small boat that's seen better days - may be the hardest hit by two sediment diversions planned on the Mississippi River. A new report indicates many shrimpers will need help adapting, possibly in the form of grants, subsidies and job re-training, once the diversions begin funneling fresh water and sediment into Barataria Bay and Breton Sound. The sediment is likely to alter the distribution, abundance and types of shrimp in areas where shrimpers have fished for decades. To read the full article click here. Source NOLA.
Once-idle shipyard cashes in on crab boat market
Three years ago, Guillaume Hall was working in the oil patch in Fort McMurray, Alta., one of the hundreds of New Brunswickers who had gone west for work. Today he's building boats five minutes from where he grew up, in the Caraquet area of northeast New Brunswick. To read the full article click here. Source CBC News.
Fishermen to council: Trust in data needed
One by one, the Gloucester fishermen settled in front of the microphone for those with something to say to the New England Fishery Management Council and, one by one, they delivered their thoughts. Some of the remarks, such as those from Tom Orrell of Yankee Fleet and Paul Vitale, captain of the Angela & Rose, were short and to the point. Orell wanted to know why the for-hire boats faced so many restrictions in the Gulf of Maine and Vitale simply wants more fish quota. Now. To read the full article click here. Source Gloucester Times.
Atlantic Herring: Council Discusses Amendment 8 ABC Control Rules; Passes on Picking “Preferred Alternative”
The New England Fishery Management Council yesterday discussed the list of potential acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rules outlined in Draft Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. The document contains nine new control rule alternatives plus the standard “no action.” To read the full article click here. Source New England Fisheries Managment Council.
Tagging experiment offers evidence that setnet-caught kings survive
A lifelong setnetter in the Clam Gulch area, Johnson knows he is allowed to harvest and sell king salmon under his commercial fishing permits, but he began thinking up ways to winnow out kings from the rest of the salmon. That way, he could release the kings alive and let them head up the river, contributing to escapement goals so the Alaska Department of Fish and Game could leave the setnet open, allowing him to still catch other kinds of salmon. To read the full article click here. Source Peninsula Clarion
TC Transcontinental Packaging Launches New Flexible Packaging for Supermarket Perimeter
TC Transcontinental Packaging has launched new flexible packaging for the supermarket perimeter. The solution, Oven N Done, Fresh Meals Made Easy, has been developed and created by the teams at Robbie in Lenexa, Kansas. It offers supermarkets an opportunity to pack fresh seafood or poultry meals with vegetables using their own stores' chef inspired recipes, spices and seasonings. To read the full article click here. Source Packaging BR.
Maine DMR: Shellfish Ban Expands to Blue Hill Bay
The Department of Marine Resources announced on Saturday that all of Blue Hill Bay north of a line between Naskeag Point in Brooklin and Lopaus Point in Tremont would be closed to shellfish harvesting indefinitely because of the risk of amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). To read the full article click here. Source Mount Desert Islander.
KnipBio Announces First Commercial-Scale Purchase Order for Premium Fishmeal Alternative
KnipBio, Inc. announced that it has received a significant purchase order for the company’s innovative fishmeal alternative, KnipBio Meal (KBM). The order is from an aquaculture industry leader operating across the Asia/Pacific region and comes after the customer found promising preliminary results from a series of KBM feed trials conducted with both shrimp and finfish at various stages of growth in both laboratory and field conditions. To read the full article click here. Source Aquaculture Directory.
First blue mussel farm ASC certified
A famous Scots restaurant has become the first in the world to win a leading accolade for the ethical and environmental way its staff farm blue mussels. Loch Fyne Oysters, which is situated off the A83 at Cairndow, at the head of Loch Fyne in Argyll, has been producing mussels grown on ropes in Loch Roag on Lewis for 20 years. To read the full article click here. Source Herald Scottland.
Aquaculture's future frontiers discussed at conference
Embracing new species and technologies will go a long way to ensuring surging consumer demand for seafood is met, the aquaculture industry has heard. Speaking at the New Zealand aquaculture industry conference in Nelson, Cawthron Institute's aquaculture group manager Dr Serean Adams offered insights into technology and research developments. To read the full article click here. Source Nelson Mail.
College students develop solar-powered aerator
A group of graduating students from University of Luzon developed a prototype of a solar-powered fishpond aerator, that can be controlled easily via text message. Computer engineering student Norman Fernandez said during a demonstration at BFAR- National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center that his group’s equipment would be a big help to fishpond operators regarding the monitoring of dissolved oxygen in the water. To read the full article click here. Source Manila Bulletin.
Bluefin tuna fraud cases using beetroot juice denounced
For more than two years, bluefin tuna, a product so valued in gastronomy as scarce, is in the spotlight of traditional producers and sanitary authorities. The reason? Other fish from the same family are being traded as bluefin tuna. For this reason, tricks like dyeing its meat with vegetable juice like that from beetroot, is used. In addition, they are sold as fresh consignments destined for canning, injected with vegetable additives that are banned to strengthen the colour, which has caused hundreds of poisoning cases - usually of a mild nature - in France, Italy, Germany, Portugal , as well as in Spain. To read the full article click here. Source FIS.
Hairy crab war starts online
As anglers netted the first haul of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs on Saturday, marking the beginning of this year's season, leading e-commerce platforms had already cast their net beyond the lake, offering more choices to consumers. To read the full article click here. Source China Daily.
Slapfish Showcases Responsibly Farmed Tilapia
October is National Seafood Month and Slapfish, a modern seafood franchise serving up bold, crave-worthy dishes, is on a mission to raise awareness around the misconceptions of farmed fish. In partnership with Regal Springs, the nation’s fastest growing seafood chain brings all-natural, lake-grown tilapia to its menu with mouthwatering new features launching throughout the month. To read the full article click here. Source QSR.
As climate warms, human disease risk from bay oysters will grow, study says
If the Chesapeake Bay grows warmer because of climate change, it also likely will become more hospitable to some species of bacteria that can make it risky to eat oysters. That’s the conclusion of a study published Tuesday in GeoHealth, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. To read the full article click here. Source The Virginian Pilot.
Value of B.C. farm-raised salmon climbing fast, industry report says
The value of B.C. farmed fish rose 37 per cent between 2013 and 2016, according to a report commissioned by the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association. Under pressure from activists and First Nations who question the industry’s impact on the environment and wild salmon, salmon farmers have increased production by only 12 per cent since 2010. The biggest gains have been made in the market value of B.C. Atlantic salmon, said association executive-director Jeremy Dunn. To read the full article click here.Source Vancouver Sun.
Aquaculture investment platform GrowPal wins G-Startup Indonesia 2017
Global startup competition G-Startup Worldwide announced aquaculture investment platform GrowPal as the first-place winner of G-Startup Indonesia 2017. GrowPal is a P2P lending platform that aims to help freshwater fishermen raise funding for their business. The startup is currently working with fishermen in Pacitan, Situbondo, Karimun Jawa island, and Makassar. To read the full article click here. Source e27.
20 best seafood recipes: part 1
The Guardian is running a series on the best seafood recipes. To view the articles click here. Source The Guardian.
Galway company combines science and seaweed to launch Bovine food products
Galway-based company Ocean Harvest Technology launched their bovine products at the National Ploughing Championships. As part of the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Hub, Ocean Harvest presented and exhibited throughout the three-day agricultural festival. To read the full article click here. Source Galway Advisor.
H Mart Joins Antitrust Fight vs Tuna Companies
New Jersey-based Grand Supercenter, a subsidiary of retail chain H Mart, has filed a lawsuit against the American tuna companies Bumble Bee Foods and StarKist. The U.S. Justice Department has been pursuing criminal charges in the alleged seafood pricing conspiracy; and other players in the seafood industry, such as H Mart, are pursuing civil antitrust claims based on the same conduct. To read the full article click here. Source Hollywood LA News.
Aquaculture: Hopes rise for $2bn prawn farm project
Legune Station lies on the far north coast of the Northern Territory, perched just east of the West Australian border, where the black clay flats between the legendary Victoria and Keep river estuaries sprawl. As jabiru, brolgas and agile wallabies gather in the early morning around two new dams built in the heart of the vast cattle station, 130 kilometres northeast of Kununurra, Seafarms director and company secretary Harley Whitcombe surveys the scene with quiet satisfaction. To read the full article click here. Source The Australian.