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As the shiny, silver tables inside places like Russell Hall Seafood in Hooper's Island lie waiting, so do watermen in other Eastern Shore counties - like Bunky Chance of Talbot County. "It's not upon us yet, but if something doesn't break loose, we're going to all be highly impacted," Chance said.
OAK BROOK, IL, February 22, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Perry's Steakhouse & Grille is known for its steaks and chops, however, the restaurant also offers an extensive menu of delicious seafood items that are just as tasty and outstanding. Now, Perry's will offer six new dishes to its already spectacular seafood selection.
A group representing Hawaii commercial fishermen has fi... HONOLULU - Hundreds of foreign fishermen currently confined to vessels in Honolulu for years at a time would be allowed to come ashore when they dock under legislation introduced Thursday in Congress. The Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act offers workplace protections a year after an Associated Press investigation found that Hawaii's commercial fishing fleet is crewed by about 700 men who are never allowed off their boats, even when they come into the Honolulu Harbor to unload their catch.
US Customs and Border Protection says it is ready to block US imports of seafood _ as well as any other goods _ produced by North Korean laborers who work in China. An Associated Press investigation tracked salmon, squid and cod processed by North Koreans working at Chinese factories and shipped to American stores, including Walmart and ALDI.
Hurricane Irma paralyzed the Keys' fishing industry, the second-largest industry in the island chain, and wrecked the commercial lobster trapping industry. If you see Florida spiny lobster on a menu, you can bet it's frozen.
Baby eels swim in a bucket after being caught near Brewer, Maine. Changes in the worldwide sushi industry have turned live baby American eels into a commodity that can fetch more than $2,000 a pound at the dock.
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2018 Bill - which includes important components for Alaska. The bill requires clear labeling for genetically engineered salmon, allows rural areas to receive summer food services programs in innovative ways, increases fish allowed in WIC programs, and ensures pregnant women receive adequate information about eating seafood during pregnancy.
Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the TSA to change its policy because of what happened to a lobster which left Atlantic Seafood and was checked in at Logan Airport in Boston. The call for change comes after a picture posted by the TSA shows an agent holding up the 15 pounder by its claws.
Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada's approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or CETA, cleared its final hurdle in the Parliament of Canada on Tuesday.
Customers walk past the head of a bluefin tuna Tuesday in front of a seafood restaurant at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Criminal and civil cases allege executives at the largest canned tuna companies were agreeing to collectively raise prices and limit promotions.
Executives of the most popular tuna brands in the U.S. - Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and StarKist - conspired regularly to keep prices high for consumers with a taste for one of America's favorite sandwich ingredients, according to criminal and civil court records updated this week.
The White House push is on to clamp down on U.S. tech companies hiring foreign workers - but what happens to all those small businesses that need just the opposite, the unskilled labor that keeps carnival rides going and puts oysters and crabs on America's dinner tables? While high tech gets the attention, the companies relying on low-skill seasonable employees want attention paid to their case to keep a flow of workers coming. "This is the most troubling issue.
Fishermen in Zamboanga Peninsula will soon have a larger market for their fish catch, especially during this month's peak season, as the Department of Agriculture will launch the so-called Philippine Food Skyway program later this month, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources . BFAR Regional Director Isidro Velayo Jr. on Thursday said that they are currently preparing the mechanisms to collect the surplus catch that cannot be absorbed by the local market and the fish processing industries in the region.
By The Associated Press Mariah Carey says she was "mortified" in "real time" during her disastrous live performance just before the ball dropped on ABC's "Dick Clark's Rockin' New... By The Associated Press Mariah Carey says she was "mortified" in "real time" during her disastrous live performance just before the ball dropped on ABC's "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's... Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive.
This undated file photo released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made during the Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013, shows corals on Mytilus Seamount off the coast of New England in the North Atlantic Ocean. ... President Barack Obama will establish Sept.
Hawaii's high-quality seafood is sold with the promise that it's caught by local, hardworking fishermen. But the people who haul in the prized catch are almost all foreign workers, confined to American boats for years at a time without basic rights or protections.
Hawaii's high-quality seafood is sold with the promise that it's caught by local, hard-working fishermen. But the people who haul in the prized catch are almost all undocumented foreign workers, confined to American boats for years at a time without basic rights or protections.
As a columnist for Forbes and USA Today , food writer Larry Olmsted has written about all of that and more, from b ogus Kobe beef sold in fancy restaurants to supermarket spices adulterated with common weeds. In his new book Real Food/Fake Food , Olmsted delves deep into the dark aspects of the food chain in America, revealing the dirty secrets about how our food is marketed and labeled - and what's right and especially wrong with what we eat.
How do I know what kind of salmon to buy? Should I buy farmed salmon or wild-caught salmon? What does it mean when salmon is labeled organic? How can I tell if it is fresh? I'm confused about whether consuming farmed salmon is okay or not. These are questions I get over and over again, and I understand why: The answers aren't totally clear to consumers.