Ocean Choice International Hails Improvements At Fish Plant In Newfoundland
Ocean Choice International is marking the opening of a fish plant in southern Newfoundland after it underwent renovations to improve seafood processing. …
Month: December 2013
UMass Dartmouth Plays Integral Part In Booming Scallop Business
There was a moratorium on fishing for several species, including scallops, after stocks plummeted on Georges Bank in the late 1990s. By 2000, fishermen believed scallops had made a comeback, so they enlisted UMass Dartmouth for help. …
Farmed Salmon From Ocean Beauty Raises Eyebrows, Sparks Discussion
A company half-owned by Bristol Bay fishermen selling farmed salmon products was a surprise to some, especially fishermen who remember the price dive Alaska salmon took in the ’90s as farmed fish began flooding the market. …
Chicken Is Eaten Safely By Millions Of Americans Every Day, Says National Chicken Council
Americans eat about 160 million servings of chicken every single day, and 99.99 percent of those servings are consumed safely. Unfortunately, this particular statistic was left out of the "in depth" piece recently published by Consumer Reports. …
Canadian Meat Processors Urge Progress On All Canada-US Beyond The Border Action Plan Initiatives
Canadian meat processors urge the governments of Canada and the United States to move forward expeditiously on all initiatives that were proposed in the Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border Action Plan. The second annual Implementation Report on the Beyond the Border Action Plan was released on December 19, 2013. …