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US Marshals seize crab products for food safety violations

October 22, 2015

Approximately 5,000 cases of ready-to-eat frozen crab products produced by Massachusetts-based Rome Packing Company Inc. were seized by U.S. Marshals at the request of FDA and the state attorney.

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Oceana applauds seafood fraud bill

The Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015 would ensure expansion of task force guidelines to include all seafood species.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 12, 2015

Oceana commends US representatives for introducing the new legislation.

IFT launches seafood traceability tool

Jeremy Gerrard

September 8, 2014

The Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center announced a new seafood traceability financial tool to assist those in the seafood industry understand the financial impact of implementing traceability.

21 species of fish upgraded on watch list

Jeremy Gerrard

September 4, 2014

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program recently upgraded 21 species of West Coast groundfish—many of which were listed as species to avoid and feared to have been overfished—to a status of “best choice” or “good alternative.”

Up to 32 percent of seafood imported to US caught illegally, study says

That represents between $1.3 and $2.1 billion worth of illegal and unreported product.

Shane O'Halloran

April 21, 2014

That represents between $1.3 and $2.1 billion worth of illegal and unreported product.

IFT Global Food Traceability Center receives research grant

The center will investigate the effects of traceability on consumer attitudes and business performance in the seafood industry.

Shane O'Halloran

February 18, 2014

The center will investigate the effects of traceability on consumer attitudes and business performance in the seafood industry.

Field Reports

From clipboards to CMMS, maintenance is now a snap

Fish producer uses computerized maintenance management to handle production equipment, farm equipment and operator certifications.

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

Snow Island is a Nova Scotia-based salmon producer distinguished by its commitment to the environment and sustainable farming practices for raising salmon from egg to plate. The company gives its salmon extra room to grow, maintaining a 98.5 percent volume of water to 1.5 percent of fish in its pens and nets. And while many other operations house one million-plus fish per farm, Snow Island farms contain only 500,000.