Four More Companies Join NFI Crab Council

February 7, 2012 National Fisheries Institute

Four more crab companies have joined the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council. Now comprised of 16 of the largest U.S. crab importing companies, the coalition is dedicated to the sustainability of blue swimming crab and funds fisheries improvement efforts in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The latest editions to the coalition are Bonamar Corporation, Mazzetta Company, Stavis Seafoods and Quirch Foods.

Ice Slows Bering Sea Snow Crab Season

February 7, 2012 Jim Paulin, Alaska Dispatch

Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska's new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands.

Tyson Shareholders Elect Nine Board Members

February 7, 2012 Tyson Foods, Inc.

Shareholders of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today elected nine people to the company’s Board of Directors, including seven independent directors. The vote was announced at Tyson’s annual meeting of shareholders in Springdale, Arkansas.

Everybody's New Favorite Meat Has Two Horns & A Goatee

After years of celebrating boutique meats such as Berkshire pork and heritage turkey, chefs have fallen hard for another protein. Goat has been embraced everywhere from sustainability-focused restaurants like Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., and Blue Hill in New York to "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard's Chicago spot Girl and the Goat. The meat has become so popular among chefs that many now complain about not being able to source enough of it.

Dr. Howard Swatland Honored By AMSA With International Lectureship Award

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) planning committee is honored to announce Dr. Howard Swatland, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, as the recipient of the 2012 International Lectureship Award sponsored by Solae LLC. Dr. Swatland will address RMC attendees during the International Lecture Keynote Address on Wednesday morning, June 20, with an overview on the "History and Language of International Meat Cutting."