Month: December 2011

Now is the time of year when most Americans resolve to make positive lifestyle changes toward better health. Often, though, these resolutions are too stringent and short-lived. When it comes to food, there's an emerging trend of Conscious Cuisine, offering consumers a path toward pleasure while preserving their health and the health of the earth. Verlasso®, the world¹s first provider of harmoniously raised fish, is part of this trend, educating consumers on how salmon should be raised, to help make a more conscious choice at the fish counter. …

Peter Yee and Steven Yip have moved into the old Wildcat Lobster Pound in Tenants Harbor and plan to start shipping product to Asia in the coming months. Company spokesman and manager Denny Smith says the operation should be in full swing by June, when a further 4 to 6 full-time employees will have to be hired. And because of the costs of transporting live lobsters and seafood half-way around the world, Smith says the plan is to ship a lot of them. …

Commissioner Mark Williams has announced that Georgia's food shrimp harvest season will be extended beyond December 31, 2011. The extension may continue through February 29, 2012 if biological and environmental conditions remain stable. Monthly research surveys will continue to be conducted to monitor conditions and adjust the closing date as needed. Trawlers may continue to harvest shrimp in the Atlantic Ocean eastward of the sound-beach boundary. Individuals who use a cast net or a beach seine may also continue to harvest food shrimp. …