Digital seafood traceability standard adds new tool for verifying data completeness
The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability has released a new tool to verify full interoperability and information sharing between its partners' software systems
US wild shrimp landings, prices continue slide as anti-import legislative momentum builds
Wild shrimp landings are down year-on-year in the US, though the volume decrease pales in comparison to the drop in pricing, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance
US ag spending bills would stoke mercury controversy, crackdown on shrimp, ease some catfish inspections
It's unusual to find many provisions of concern to seafood in US ag spending legislation, but there are quite a few in bills making their way through Congress
Spanish fishing bodies progress with expanding MSC-certified reach
OPAGAC-AGAC and ANABAC-OPTUC, which represent various parts of Spain's tuna value chain, are making progress in obtaining and expanding MSC certifications
US state law requiring shrimp labeling logs 2,600 violations, zero fines
Louisiana health inspectors have logged 2,600 violations of a 2019 state law requiring restaurants to properly label imported shrimp or crawfish, but not one fine has been issued
Alaska lawmakers introduce bill to create ‘Wild USA Seafood’
Research has indicated that 'product of USA' and 'wild-caught' are 'two of the top five US consumer motivations for choosing seafood over other proteins' -- Greg Smith, ASMI
Lobster harvesters gird for next battle over whale rules in US Supreme Court
The Conservation Law Foundation and Center for Biological Diversity are the groups most expected to challenge Friday's appeals court ruling at the US Supreme Court
Walmart to source tuna only from vessels with 100% monitoring
Walmart is the world's largest retail company with more than 10,500 stores in 24 countries
McDonald’s restaurants in China add MSC label to Filet-O-Fish sandwiches
The franchise company has more than 5,000 locations in China serving the Filet-O-Fish as well as the Double Fish burger and Kids Fish Fillet burger
US blocks some Indian, Chinese shrimp imports due to drug residue
The US Food and Drug Administration blocked shrimp from entering the country three times during May as a result of finding banned antibiotics, the Southern Shrimp Alliance reports