A Cracking New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending the Life of Produce

August 8, 2024 Sustainable Brands Staff

The new technology, made of a derivative of crab and shrimp shells, is designed to form a microscopically thin nanocrystal layer on the treated produce — absorbing and removing chemical residues.

Wild Planet Launches Limited Edition Wild Tuna Snack Pack in Collaboration with Simple Mills & Chosen Foods

August 8, 2024 Wild Planet

The Limited Edition Wild Tuna Snack Pack is available nationwide exclusively for $5 on www.wildplanetfoods.com while supplies last. You can also find Wild Planet’s NEW Skipjack Wild Tuna made with tangy diced Dill Pickle at Whole Foods nationwide, as well as on Amazon and Wild Planet’s website.

Ecology Action Centre Report Shows Potential Returns of Over $2.5 Million for Century-Old Fishery Adapting to Climate Change 

August 7, 2024 Ecology Action Centre

A report from the Ecology Action Centre finds that Nova Scotia’s commercial swordfish harpoon fleet could be seeing returns of $2.5 million by adding charters as another stream of income and a new gear type to adapt to low catch rates caused in part by climate change. “Keeping a century-old fishery alive” details two years of trials of a new rod-and-reel gear type, an economic analysis of adding charter operations to the fishery, results from surveys of industry stakeholders and recommendations for regulatory changes. 

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Lewis Bay, Massachusetts Potentially Contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni

August 7, 2024 FDA

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of oysters, and consumers not to eat recalled oysters harvested between 7/1/2024 and 7/18/2024 from two lease sites in the SC28, Lewis Bay, MA harvest area and shipped to retailers in CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, MN, MO, NJ, NH, NY, and PA because they may be contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni. Oysters may have been distributed to other states, as well.

Captain Fresh Shows Appetite for Continued Seafood Acquisitions

August 6, 2024 The Fish Site

The new deal follows Captain Fresh’s acquisition of CenSea, one of the USA’s largest importers of frozen seafood, and Senecrus, a French shrimp cooker and distributor.