AquaBounty receives first shipment in US of salmon eggs genetically engineered for commercial sale
AquaBounty told attendees at the RAStech conference, in Washington, D.C., earlier this month about plans to bring 120,000 eggs to their 1,200 metric ton Indiana facility
Could Louisiana imported shrimp, crawfish disclosure law spread?
'The federal government already requires country of origin labeling at the retail level; this just imposes it at the restaurant level for shrimp and crawfish' -- Edward Hayes, ASPA
Batten the hatches; three perils ahead for blue swimming crab prices
After reaching a nose-bleed height of about $30.00/lb, on average, in May 2018, the wholesale price for a pound of jumbo lump has continued on a slow and steady descent
US pediatric physician group recommends children eat more seafood
'More research is needed, but studies suggest seafood consumption may improve infant neurodevelopment and decrease cardiovascular disease risk' -- American Academy of Pediatrics
Vietnam sees a flourishing market for pangasius fillets in China
Vietnam is slowly convincing the Chinese market to buy its pangasius fillets, with sales rising in major cities, like Beijing, through online channels such as Alibaba
AquaBounty CEO Wulf: ‘Let’s applaud the Frankenfish’
'It was the uneducated mob that didn’t understand the benefits of the science that killed Frankenstein' -- Sylvia Wulf, CEO, AquaBounty Technologies
Lawmakers in US state of Louisiana push food label restrictions
Lawmakers in US state of Louisiana are on a labeling binge this year, pushing ahead with food classification restrictions on milk, rice, meat, sugar, shrimp, and crawfish
Ecuador begins Brazil shrimp sales, eyes South Korea
Brazilian consumers are now able to purchase Ecuadorian shrimp, concluding a lengthy legal battle
NPR: Lab-grown seafood at least 5 to 10 years away
Just six of the roughly two dozen companies working on growing animal meat in a lab are focused on seafood, and all of those are at least five to 10 years away
NGO claims ‘seafood fraud’ widespread in South Korea
The mislabelling reportedly extended to minke whale meat, which was sometimes replaced by a vulnerable species, finless porpoise