US Senate bill would ease financing for seafood farmers through proposed tax break
The bill would exempt interest income from farm and rural mortgage loans in small towns, allowing community banks to lower loan rates for borrowers
Oyster farmers pan Alaska bill to add farmed seafood to ASMI portfolio
'I am not fishing for oysters; I am harvesting my crop, just as if I grew peas or potatoes ... which the state of Alaska is not currently promoting' -- Seawan Gehlbach, Simpson Bay Oyster Company
Pacific Seafood sued over alleged pollution tied to oyster harvesting in Oregon estuary
Environmental and fishing groups claim the company's use of dredging equipment is damaging a sensitive coastal ecosystem
US expands Korean oyster recall after norovirus outbreak in California
Los Angeles, California-based seafood wholesaler Sea Win announced earlier this month that it was recalling 650 cases of its frozen half-shell oysters imported from South Korea
Major League Baseball fans to indulge in sushi, lobster rolls during 2025 season
Play ball! Baseball stadiums across the US have unveiled new menu items leagues beyond the basic hot dog
Boston 2025 in 5: Prestige Oysters sets sights on foodservice growth with latest acquisition
Raz Halili of Prestige Oysters joins Catch the Current at Seafood Expo North America to talk about his company's recent acquisition of Bayou Carlin
EU also launches image-improvement campaign for aquaculture
The campaign, announced the same week as a similar effort in Norway, will focus on mussels, trout, clams, seabream, oysters, carp, salmon, meagre and seaweed
Alaska governor’s bill could add farm-raised seafood to ASMI portfolio
'These are new industries – they have a lot of opportunity' -- Jeremy Woodrow, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Los Angeles seafood wholesaler recalls Korean oysters after reports of illnesses
The recall was issued after the California Department of Public Health was alerted to multiple illnesses related to the consumption of oysters
Prestige Oysters acquires Louisiana maker of oyster grilling meal kits
The Texas-based company hopes to keep selling Bayou Carlin's backyard-grilling oyster kits in retail and also introduce the product to foodservice channels