Record 12-Hour Commercial Harvest For Copper River Sockeye Salmon

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports a 12-hour commercial harvest record for Copper River sockeye salmon. The department says 236,000 sockeyes were caught in Monday's fishing period.

'11 Mississippi Shrimp Season Opens To Good-Size Shrimp, Rough Seas

Mississippi’s shrimp season opened to windy conditions and choppy waters at 6 a.m., May 25, 2011, the earliest shrimp season on record. Shrimp season opens in Mississippi territorial waters when sampling shows shrimp have reached the 68-count-per-pound state statute requirement.

Cooked Right, Fish Can Help A Woman's Heart

Long known as heart-healthy, fish that's baked or broiled also protects against developing heart failure, a new study suggests.

NAMP Announces 2nd Campylobacter Workshop Aug. 23-24 At Auburn Univ.

With the success of the first sold-out Campylobacter 101 Workshop in March and the new USDA performance standards governing the presence of Campylobacter, NAMP is partnering again with Auburn University and Texas A&M University to offer a new two-day workshop Aug. 23-24, 2011, at Auburn University (just a 75-minute drive from the Atlanta airport).

Food Depot #24 Recalls Ground Beef, Possible E. Coli 0157:H7 Contamination

May 26, 2011 USDA FSIS

Food Depot #24, a McDonough, Ga., retailer is recalling approximately 500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.