California Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Yet Again
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will further delay the season opener for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery off the central and southern coasts. …
Seafood
CFIA Announces Detection of MSX and Dermo in oysters in New Brunswick
MSX and Dermo do not pose risks to human health or food safety. However, they cause increased oyster mortality and decreased growth rates. This is the first confirmed case of MSX in New Brunswick, and the first confirmed case of Dermo in Canada. …
NFI Annual Top 10 List Looks at Seafood’s Most Consumed Species in 2022
In 2022, Americans consumed 19.7 pounds of seafood per capita, down 0.8 pounds from 2021. The latest numbers show a continuation of the “tinned fish” craze featuring increases in consumption of canned tuna, canned shellfish and canned sardines. …
National Fisheries Institute Announces New Additions to its Board of Directors
NFI elects a new slate of board members annually to serve three-year terms. …
Kongsberg Discovery Announces Next Generation Trawl Sonar
The compact, modular and multifrequency solution is the market’s first sonar system to combine net monitoring, intake profiling and bottom detection in a single unit, making the very latest sonar technology accessible to fishery customers, big and small. …