Year: 2018

Gorton’s Seafood and New England Aquarium Celebrate 10 Years of Improving and Promoting Sustainable Fisheries

December 24, 2018 Perishable News

Gorton’s Seafood and the New England Aquarium today celebrated a 10-year partnership of bringing sustainable seafood to consumers. Due to its close partnership with the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, Gorton’s can proudly claim 100% of its principal products are certified sustainable or in full assessment for certification. A focus of the partnership has been on increasing the number of fisheries and farms that are environmentally certified by a third party.
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NOAA: Economic Impact of US Commercial Fishing Remains Strong

December 24, 2018 NOAA

NOAA has released the 11th Fisheries Economics of the United States report which provides the most up-to-date economic statistics on commercial and recreational fisheries as well as seafood-related businesses for each coastal state and the nation. …

Governments of Canada and Quebec support the fish and seafood sector through the Quebec Fisheries Fund

December 24, 2018 Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada

Canada’s fish and seafood sector is an integral part of the economic and social fabric of many coastal communities across Quebec. That is why the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are working together to modernize the sector. …

Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, Inc. Recalls Raw Ground Turkey Products

December 24, 2018 USDA FSIS

Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, Inc., a Faribault, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 164,210 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Reading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. …

Chicago Meat Company Patriarch, Ronald Miniat, Passes Away

December 24, 2018 The Miniat Companies

On Thursday, December 20, 2018, Ronald M. Miniat, Chairman Emeritus of The Miniat Family of Companies, passed away at the age of 89. …