New Shellfish Farming Law Under Attack By Oyster Industry

A new Virginia law designating 1,000 acres off the shores of the Northern Neck, the Middle Peninsula and Tangier Island for commercial shellfish farming is being challenged by members of the oyster farming industry and a state senator.

First Oyster Bed Restoration Since Spill Kicks Off In Gulf

Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico’s delicate shoreline.

Arizona Execs Admit Mislabeling Fish In Alabama

January 25, 2011 The Associated Press

Two Arizona business executives have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud consumers by mislabeling foreign fish shipped to Mobile, AL, and then selling them in Alabama and Florida as more expensive catch.

Setting The Trends At The 2011 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition

January 25, 2011 FNGLA

One trend everyone can be happy about: business is moving in the right direction. TPIE kicked off the year with the theme “Setting the Trends,” highlighting creativity, innovation and providing keen insight to market trends in the changing marketplace. In a time when business has been flat, over 5,600 industry professionals connected to tropicals in-person at the 2011 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition.

Price Of Large-Flowered Roses On The Rise In 2010

January 25, 2011 Staff Reporter, Florint.org

Dutch large-flowered roses became 6.5 percent more expensive over the last year, FloraHolland reports. Simultaneously, the price of cluster roses showed a downward trend however.