Month: June 2019

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Requests Emergency Action for Commercial Mackerel Fishery

June 17, 2019 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Nearly 40 fishermen and others interested in federal fishery management issues spoke during a public hearing held this week as part of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s week-long meeting in Stuart, Florida. The majority of comments focused on the need for an increase in the commercial king mackerel fishery off the southeastern coast of Florida during the second season that extends into the winter months (October 1st through the end of February). …

Mississippi Governor Bryant Heeds Gulf Coalition’s Call for Seafood Disaster

June 17, 2019 Ed Lallo, Gulf Seafood News

eeding the call of a seafood coalition led by the Gulf Seafood Foundation, Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United and Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is the first Gulf governor to petition the federal government to declare a Gulf fisheries disaster. Flood waters from the upper Mississippi River tributaries continue to gush into delicate saltwater estuaries vital to the lifespan of a wide variety of Gulf seafood and the livelihood of fishermen and seafood processors. …

First-of-its-Kind Report Benchmarks Seafood Environmental and Social Performance

June 17, 2019 Collaboration

A collaboration of leading global seafood certification and ratings programmes Thursday released Sustainable Seafood: A Global Benchmark, a first-of-its-kind snapshot of the environmental and social performance of worldwide seafood production. The Certification & Ratings Collaboration, consists of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Fair Trade USA, Marine Stewardship Council, Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program, and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership. Its report was released at a Seafood Summit 2019 plenary presentation by ASC CEO and Collaboration Chair Chris Ninnes, offering industry, government, and non-governmental organization leaders an overview of key findings. …

Why Brisket Is More Expensive Than Ever

June 17, 2019 Lydia Mulvany and Michael Hirtzer, Bloomberg

Normally with brisket, “99% of people are going to screw it up,” says Shane Miller, senior vice president of beef enterprise at Tyson Foods Inc. “But if you get a pellet smoker, you’re a hero.” The company recently reintroduced the cut to its customers and found willing takers in some retailers. …

Rancher Refutes Impossible Burger Criticisms of Regenerative Grazing

June 17, 2019 The Organic Consumers Association

Will Harris, a fourth-generation farmer-rancher in Bluffton, Georgia, called out Impossible Burger for claims the company made today that regenerative grazing is “not sustainable at scale,” and that grassfed beef “generates more GHGs than feedlot beef.” …