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From Peru with ceviche June 3, 2009 - The current economic climate is not a friendly time for any restaurateur to debut, but Chef Gastón Acurio is confident that the Peruvian cuisine he features at La Mar Cebichería Peruana on San Francisco’s Embarcadero will be well received by American diners.
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Celebrating Alaska
Alaska's Golden Anniversary June 3, 2009 - Fifty years ago this year, on Jan. 3, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation making Alaska the nation's 49th state.
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Sarah Palin June 3, 2009 - As a lifelong outdoorswoman who learned to love sportfishing at an early age, my experience fishing commercially has been a joy as I join my husband at a set net site in Bristol Bay that his family has fished for generations.
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Editor's Note
Assume nothing June 3, 2009 - Ever since the economy began to nosedive last fall and restaurants all over the country started closing their doors, retail experts have assumed that a lot of money consumers saved by not eating out as much would be spent at retail instead.
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Focus June 3, 2009 - Certain tuna stocks have dwindled in recent years, especially bluefin tuna, prized for its eye-catching ruby red loins.
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Salmon June 3, 2009 - Chile's well-documented struggles with infectious salmon anemia (ISA) continue to grip the global farmed salmon market.
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Shellfish June 3, 2009 - The live American lobster market picked in 2009 up where it left off last year. It’s a buyer’s market — demand is sluggish and prices are depressed.
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Shrimp June 3, 2009 - Domestic Gulf shrimp buyers face a favorable market in the coming months - availability is up and prices are down so far this year.
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Whitefish June 3, 2009 - The lag in domestic catfish production has carried over from last year.
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Newsline
Food safety June 3, 2009 - The Pew Environment Group in April urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand testing of farmed salmon imports from not only Chile but also Canada, Norway, Scotland and Ireland due to "widespread use" of unapproved or banned substances.
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Aquaculture June 3, 2009 - GlobalGAP introduced farmed tilapia and pangasius certification standards during the European Seafood Exposition (ESE) in late April.
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Environment June 3, 2009 - Twenty fisheries participating in the Marine Stewardship Council program in late April formed the Association of Sustainable Fisheries (ASF) to foster dialogue between the London-based nonprofit and its client fisheries.
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Environment June 3, 2009 - A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report published in early May found that mercury levels in the North Pacific Ocean in 2006 were approximately 30 percent higher than those recorded in the mid-1990s.
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Competition June 3, 2009 - The 2009 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, the annual "dating service" to find the best West Coast wine pairings for oysters, took place over the course of April.
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Legal June 3, 2009 - Washington's Department of Natural Resources and Taylor Shellfish Farms of Shelton, Wash., in late April settled a dispute over use of Puget Sound's Totten Inlet.
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Legal June 3, 2009 - The U.S. Supreme Court in late April let stand a lower court ruling allowing a New Jersey consumer to sue Chicken of the Sea over mercury poisoning, which she alleges she contracted by eating tuna products daily over a five-year period.
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Food safety June 3, 2009 - Timid raw bar recruits are running out of excuses to hoist a halfshell.
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One on One
Dave Racicot June 3, 2009 - If you want an honest answer about the Pittsburgh dining scene, ask Dave Racicot. Just be prepared, you might not like the answer.
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People
People in the news June 3, 2009 - Christa Ingalls joined Phillips Foods of Baltimore as sales manager focused on the western United States.
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Product Spotlight
Keeping it cool June 3, 2009 - Processors can eliminate losses due to shrinkage and shortened shelf life by using an effective ice machine tailored to the requirements of a specific seafood operation.
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Product Update
New products June 3, 2009 - Whizard Series II Trimmers are now available from Bettcher Industries.
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Retail Report
Catfish June 3, 2009 - While catfish has never had the cachet in the seafood display case that other fish such as salmon or swordfish have had, the finfish is gaining popularity as a less expensive whitefish that is high in vitamin D.
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Top 10 Species
Basa/swai June 3, 2009 - In the ongoing effort to market versatile, plentiful whitefish fillets to the American public, basa (Pangasius bocourti) and its more abundant cousin, swai (Pangasius hypothalmus), have entered the U.S. restaurant and supermarket scene.
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Top Story
Staying on the shelf June 3, 2009 - In the midst of an economic downturn, consumers find themselves in somewhat uncharted waters as they struggle to prioritize spending and adopt a new frugality.
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What's in Store
Prepared interest peaks June 3, 2009 - While customers at chain supermarkets seem to be avoiding the higher-priced protein during the recession, some upscale independent retailers are finding their customers are cooking seafood more at home rather than eating out in restaurants.
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