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USDA picks winners to help solve domestic catfish off-flavor problem

Catfish is one of the largest sectors in the US domestic, land-based seafood industry, accounting for about 186 million pounds of fish and generating sales of $371m in 2020

By Jason Huffman | March 22, 2021 15:22 GMT
Image from USDA HeroX "Preserving the Natural Flavor of Catfish Challenge" webinar.
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its crowd-sourcing partner HeroX late last week introduced some of the scientists behind six ideas awarded a combined $60,000 for their potential to help in the battle against one of the US catfish industry's biggest problems: off-flavor [...]

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