Modernizing Canada's Fisheries: Input Period From Canadians Ends March 14th

The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced  that Fisheries and Oceans Canada will extend the period of online consultation on modernizing Canada's fisheries until March 14, 2012. The period of consultation will be extended to encourage further collaboration and to ensure that voices of fish harvesters are heard.

Can Direct Marketing Save Louisiana Shrimpers?

March 8, 2012 Cara Bayles, Houma Today

In coming weeks, The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant plan to launch Louisiana Direct, a website that will connect local fishermen with potential customers. It will focus on four regions: Lafourche and Terrebonne, New Orleans, Cameron and its original site, Delcambre.

NFI Crab Council Welcomes New Member Carrington Foods

Mobile Alabama-based Carrington Foods has joined the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council. The coalition is dedicated to the sustainability of blue swimming crab and funds fisheries improvement efforts in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Judges Put Taste Buds To Test On String Cheese

We asked around and as it turns out, string cheese affection (er, addiction?) is common in the early years of childhood. And the later years. And, fine, into adulthood. Which may explain why there are roughly 734 brands in your grocer’s dairy case. Here, we tackle four.

Wisconsin State Milk Sets Production Record; Minnesota Milk Falls

Wisconsin’s dairy industry harvested 26.1 billion pounds of milk last year. Thats only an increase of less than 1 percent from 2010 production, but its still good enough to set a state record.