Seafood

Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., the country's leading producer of surimi seafoods for the retail food market, announces that Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. of Pleasanton, CA is the company's 2013 Broker of the Year award winner. …

Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures have put the Louisiana crawfish season in the freezer. The arctic weather affecting the heart of the Bayou state means crawfish aren’t eating and likely to be smaller than normal at peak season. …

Meeting at the Capitol in Baton Rogue, the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board took a strong stand against the current preferred alternative recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council on Amendment 28; red snapper allocation. …

The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) and The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute (TCFFI) will jointly host an Atlantic Salmon Closed-Containment Workshop on April 29 and 30 at ASF’s headquarters near St. Andrews, NB. It’s the second such conference held at ASF that brings participants together to hear presentations and discuss the technology and operation of this increasingly-popular method of farming fish. …

Order Atlantic salmon from a restaurant menu or pick out a fillet from a Madison grocery display case and it’s likely the fish was farm-raised in Chile, Scotland or, perhaps, Maine. …