DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c62c9f/commercial_fishing) has announced the addition of the "Commercial Fishing" report to their offering. The US commercial fishing industry includes about 2,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $4...
The loading area at New Orleans Fish House on Monday morning had massive boxes of seafood on its shelves and equally large gaps, which company retail developer Michael Ketchum said are usually filled....
Sound-cleaning jobs for lobstermen Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County received two federal grants exceeding $250,000 to identify and remove more than 260,000 pounds of marine debris, including abandoned lobster pots, from the...
Slightly more than 70 miles long and barely a few miles wide at points, Brevard County stretches ribbon-like along Florida's east coast midway between Jacksonville and Miami. Carved out of older counties and...
The state government, BP and oysterers argue about compensation for the death of a Louisiana delicacy IN GOOD years, Louisiana's oyster fishermen produce about 40% of America's crop. But 2010 and 2011 have...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A tussle has been occurring for years in Alaska over a project with immense potential both for wealth and, its detractors claim, catastrophe. The Pebble Partnership--a 50-50 partnership between a wholly...
Louisiana shrimpers have made known their disdain for the foreign shrimp that flood the market, making it harder to sell their Gulf catch and therefore finance their business. Now new domestic competition is...
From the sustainable harvesting of wild Asian swimming crabs by residents of a model fisheries community in Bang Phat village, Phang Nga province, to cobia sea cage farming at Laem Hin in Phuket,...
HEADNOTE Researchers Monitor Noise Levels in Shallow Marine Environments Produced by Various Motor Configurations in Small Recreational Boats Underwater noise and its effects on marine life deserve attention as human activity in the...
Another major disaster is facing Mississippi, and this one could totally wipe out Mississippi's oysters. If that happens it could be months--perhaps years--before another oyster is harvested in Mississippi waters. The historic Mississippi...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2c6ece/aquaculture) has announced the addition of the "Aquaculture" report to their offering. Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: The US aquaculture industry includes about 6,400 farms with combined...
A new seafood coalition is developing a voluntary code of conduct for sustainability and labelling. It will try to eliminate fish discards and take pressure off heavily fished species. Leading UK retailers and...
HEADNOTE Ranchers and land managers are used to managing invasive plants on land. Have you taken stock of what might be M esquite, ashe juniper, sail cedar, prickly pear and a host of...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alaska's commercial fishing fleet faces some of the most rugged weather in the world, often battling up to 60-knot winds and 30-foot waves in the waters of the Aleutian chain. Unalaska...
Fishermen Are Back Delivering Prized Kings SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- May 1 marks the opening day of the California commercial salmon fishing season, which continues through October 14. "It's good to finally be back...
Local seafood faces bigger threats than oil and dispersants THE huge Gulf-coast oyster presents a challenge to the polite diner. Eating one properly takes three steps: first, forget your table manners. Second, cup...
Shrimpers could have their best season since Hurricane Katrina threw the industry into a loop. The obstacle they face this time isn't petroleum gushing unchecked into the Gulf of Mexico but coming from...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maine Pasta Lobster Traps were among several new products rolled out during the International Boston Seafood Show in March under Linda Bean's Maine Lobster label. "The idea for the product came...
The clock is ticking down for the opening of the 19th European Seafood Exposition (ESE) and the 13th edition of Seafood Processing Europe (SPE), which will be held concurrently May 3-5 at the...
It's boom time these days in Wirtschalfltswunder Germany, where the economy has robustly bounced back from the Great Recession and the current unemployment rate of 7.4% is the lowest since 1992. Gross Domestic...