Six Fisheries In US To Receive Fishery Disaster Relief Funds

NOAA Fisheries announced that $75 million appropriated by Congress as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 federal budget will be allocated to six fisheries across the country that were declared fishery disasters by the Department of Commerce in 2012 and 2013.

Octopuses Crash Stone Crab Season

March 3, 2014 Kevin Lollar, News-Press

An eight-legged mollusk with a big appetite has once again threatened to wreck Lee County’s commercial stone crab season.

First Rainbow Trout Processor Earns BAP Certification

Truchas Belmira S.A.S. is the world’s first rainbow trout processing plant to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early March.

Great American Group Reports Rising Beef Prices

Analysts with Great American Group, Inc. report that beef and dairy prices are on the rise.

Maple Leaf Farms Earns Global Food Safety Certification For Third Year

March 3, 2014 Maple Leaf Farms

For the third straight year, Maple Leaf Farms has earned a certification through the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Recognition as a GFSI institution is accomplished through a comprehensive benchmarking process in food safety management systems, which are designed to ensure the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.