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Friday, March 12, 2010

Behind the Line   Kansas goes green March 8, 2010 - Many restaurants are trying to make sustainable seafood choices today, but when you’re landlocked and far from the water, those choices become more difficult, both financially and pragmatically. Full Story » Business Trends   Let SBA help March 8, 2010 - For one-third of the cost of his lease, John Murray is now the owner of a 24,175-square-foot waterfront building that houses M&B Sea Products, a scallop-harvesting and processing operation in New Bedford, Mass. Full Story » By the Numbers   By the numbers March 8, 2010 - 5.6: Percentage growth in dollar sales for retail seafood sales at U.S. supermarkets for the 52-week period ending Nov. 28, 2009 Full Story » Classifieds   Fisheries Conservation Manager – Gulf of Mexico March 9, 2010 - Gulf and Southeast Oceans Program Full Story » Full Time General Manager December 23, 2009 - Ability to manage and run a busy wholesale seafood company. Full Story » Editor's Note   Farmed shirmp overload March 8, 2010 - Lost in last month’s buzz about Target’s decision to stop selling farmed salmon was a good-news flash about farmed shrimp. Full Story » Market Report   Shrimp March 8, 2010 - Florida’s pink shrimp supply is steady so far this season and demand from retailers is strong, say suppliers. Full Story » Salmon March 8, 2010 - Bad news for California and Oregon chinook fisheries — again. The number of king salmon returning to California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin river system hit a record low last fall, according to federal fisheries biologists. Full Story » Whitefish March 8, 2010 - The general sentiment in the Pacific Northwest halibut industry is relief. The 2010 quota is down, but not as low as initially feared. Full Story » Focus March 8, 2010 - It’s been the typical winter pattern this year for swordfish. Low supplies are pushing prices up a bit, although global economic conditions are keeping them largely in check. Full Story » Shellfish March 8, 2010 - Sea scallop buyers are facing higher prices due to fishery-management restrictions and fishing days lost to hazardous winter weather. Full Story » Media Watch   Target's big move March 8, 2010 - There was no shortage of seafood industry coverage in the mainstream media over the last month, mostly due to the news that the United States’ second-largest discount retailer had banned farmed sal-mon from its shelves. Full Story » Networking   Brad Warren March 8, 2010 - Brad Warren’s got work to do. The former editor of Pacific Fishing has been traveling to East Coast fishing communities over the past year to drum up industry support and scout out potential leadership for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s ocean-acidification initiatives, known as the Producive Oceans Partnership. Full Story » News Recap   Biz briefs March 8, 2010 - High Liner Foods is collaborating with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) of Seattle to strengthen its commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood. Full Story » News March 8, 2010 - Target eliminated farmed salmon from fresh, frozen and smoked seafood offerings in its 1,744 stores. Full Story » Line items March 8, 2010 - The British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association donated $3,000 to ShelterBox, a nonprofit organization that delivers immediate relief to victims of natural disasters, in an effort to help victims of the devastating January earthquake in Haiti. Full Story » Facts & Figures March 8, 2010 - 1,004: Number of processed fish, meat and egg products launched in the United States in 2009, according to Chicago market research firm Mintel Full Story » People   People in the news March 8, 2010 - Santa Monica Seafood promoted Logan Kock to VP of strategic purchasing and responsible sourcing and Dave Litle to senior VP of sales and marketing. Full Story » Point of View   PCB myth needs to be retired March 8, 2010 - While we all know Elvis is alive, Area 51 is home to little green men and the Loch Ness Monster is more than just a grainy photo, some people don’t know that: eating Pop Rocks while drinking soda is a potentially deadly combination; if you swallow a piece of gum it takes seven years to digest; farmed salmon is an unhealthy PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl)-ridden fish that should be limited in consumption, if not avoided altogether. Full Story » Product Update   New products March 8, 2010 - The Bottle Box™ is reportedly the first food-packaging product produced from a bottle-to-box recycling process. Full Story » Retail Report   Total seafood category review March 8, 2010 - With the ongoing troubled economy, consumers continue to shift spending habits by eating out less and preparing meals at home instead. Full Story » Special Feature   Special Feature Sushi March 8, 2010 - Sushi’s popularity remains strong, and even during the economic recession, consumers are voting with their wallets for this bite-sized cuisine. Full Story » Sushi March 8, 2010 - Sushi’s popularity remains strong, and even during the economic recession, consumers are voting with their wallets for this bite-sized cuisine. Full Story » Throw Backs   Throwbacks March 8, 2010 - Farmed Atlantic salmon changed the seafood supply landscape when it was introduced to the U.S. market in the 1980s. Full Story » Top 10 Species   Catfish March 8, 2010 - Cautious optimism is prevalent among those who work in the U.S. catfish industry. Although grower prices are down from 2008 levels, and there are fewer raw materials for processing, those sticking with the business are encouraged by actions designed to reinvigorate catfish sales. Full Story » Top Story   In the clubhouse March 8, 2010 - If one thing has become clear during the past 18 months, it’s that American consumers respond to and support companies that understand their needs. At a time when mainstream supermarkets are struggling to turn profits, members-only discount warehouses are fulfilling their promises to stretch even the tightest budget. Full Story » What's in Store   Stores push private label March 8, 2010 - The growth of private-label foods has been one of the hottest trends in the grocery industry over the past few years, and seafood-department managers are capitalizing on the trend. Full Story »