‘Shrimp Fraud’ Rampant at Many Gulf Coast Restaurants
Researchers found a significant number of the restaurants were passing off their shrimp as locally sourced, even though they were grown on foreign farms and imported to the U.S. …
Seafood
Congressman Rob Wittman’s SHARKED Act Passes U.S. House
The SHARKED Act will establish a task force to work with fisheries management groups to address the problems posed by increased shark depredation – the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a shark directly from an angler’s line before the line can be retrieved – and to identify research and funding opportunities for improving the current conditions of shark depredation. …
Which Countries Continue to Use Antibiotics in Shrimp Aquaculture? The EU, Japan, and the United States All Find the Same Thing: India and Vietnam
As part of its “Know Your Supplier” initiative, the Southern Shrimp Alliance annually updates databases providing detailed information regarding shrimp imports rejected from the European Union, Japan, and the United States due to the presence of banned antibiotics. …
Rep. Huffman Announces $15 Million for Eel River Restoration, Construction of Modern Water Supply for Russian River Communities
The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plans to remove Scott and Van Arsdale dams that no longer produce electricity but prevent salmon from reaching 200 miles of spawning habitat. Round Valley Indians Tribes and Sonoma Water worked together on the application and are also working with Mendicino Inland Water and Power Commission on a plan that will benefit both basins. …
A Food Bank Netted a Huge Haul of 13,000 Fresh Salmon. The Catch? The Fish Were Still Alive
But the fish were still alive and swimming in the farm’s giant indoor tanks. The organizations would need to figure out how to get some 13,000 salmon from the water and then have them processed into frozen fillets for distribution to regional food pantries. …