Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation Announces Award Recipients

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) announced that it has awarded aquaculture scholarships to four Indigenous students, all of whom represent federally recognized Tribes.

Fish Cheeks are the Underrated Cut of Meat You’re Missing Out On

For the cheeks to be worth harvesting and selling, they must come from a large species of fish, such as Alaskan halibut, grouper, cod, and lake trout. Even then, a portion size is typically one to two cheeks per person, and since each fish only has two cheeks, they can be hard to come by. You probably won’t find them at the supermarket, but instead will have to scour fishmongers or find a restaurant that serves them.

South Korea’s Raon Banda Earns First Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certification for Olive Flounder

Raon Bada has also made history as the first company in South Korea to successfully implement Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology for olive flounder farming. Using RAS technology, Raon Bada has pioneered a responsible future for seafood farming in South Korea. The company has minimised water usage, utilised eco-friendly compound feed throughout the fish’s lifecycle, and adopted antibiotic-free and chemical-free farming methods. 

‘Shrimp Fraud’ Rampant at Many Gulf Coast Restaurants

February 3, 2025 Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

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.

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.