Leaking Oil Threatens Gulf’s Abundant Seafood Supply

A huge oil slick floated 20 miles from Louisiana’s delicate, seafood-abundant coastline this week.

Oil Slick Prompts Early Local Shrimp Season

Louisiana officials have declared waters south of Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. Mary parishes open for shrimping.

Import Alert Affects Raw Seafood Packaging Firms

April 30, 2010 Rick Quinn, FDA

FDA announces worldwide import alert for vacuum Packaged or modified-atmosphere packaged raw seafood.

Diamond Ranch To Acquire Seafood Wholesaler

April 30, 2010 Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd.

Diamond Ranch Foods plans to acquire the business operations and customer accounts of wholesaler Executive Seafood.

Fighting An Oceanic Plague, One Bite At A Time

Some environmentalists are trying to encouraging anglers to go after lionfish and market it to supermarkets and restaurants.