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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Maine Legislators Make Attempt to Regulate Scallop Fishery
The Maine Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources will hear a bill Wednesday that would put additional regulations on Maine’s scallop fishery at a time when the fishery is growing in both volume and value. The Bill, “An Act To … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged An Act To Promote Sustainability in the Scallop Fishing Industry, Ben Martens, DMR, LD 908, limited entry, Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Maine Dayboat Scallops, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources, maine scallops, MCFA, Robert Alley, Scallop Advisory Council, Togue Brawn, Trish Cheney, William Tuell
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Concerns over Enforcement of New U.S. Plan to Address IUU Fishing
[The Government] wants to prevent illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing—they have an acronym for it, and when the government gets acronyms for things, watch out! Here it comes. -Robert Becerra Addressing IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud – Enforcement Those of you … Continue reading
What about the ‘S’ Word? – Seafood Sustainability Today
If you’ve been following my coverage of this year’s Seafood Expo North America (SENA15), you know I found it noteworthy how many times I heard speakers presenting in the “Seafood Sustainability” conference track speaking about the word “sustainable” in a less than … Continue reading
Fish Farming – Defying Conventional Wisdom
Each year I walk away from the Seafood Expo North America (SENA15) with a personal take-home point—something that, in addition to influencing my professional career as a writer, I can adopt in my personal life as a consumer. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture
Tagged Alaska salmon, aquaculture, farmed salmon, farmed versus wild dish, fish farming, free-drifting fish culture system, Kampachi Farms, Neil Sims, open-ocean mariculture, Seafood Expo North America, SENA15, wild Bristol Bay salmon, wild Copper River salmon, wild salmon
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Sustainability Is Not a Club
Those in the seafood industry furthest along the path to sustainability must never become the elite. Sustainability is not a club one joins. It is not an award one wins or a crown one wears. Sustainability must be nothing more and nothing … Continue reading
Celebrating Previously Frozen Farmed Fish
Well here’s a headline I never thought I’d write: “Celebrating Previously Frozen Farmed Fish.” But I just did, and now I need to explain myself. I live in Maine, a state where it’s not infrequent to see the bumper sticker … Continue reading
Saving Seafood – Turning the Dialog Around
This morning before the Seafood Expo North America (SENA15) opened, I blogged a commitment to seek out the positive stories regarding the seafood industry and the progress made along the path of sustainability. In my line of work, it’s easy to get … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Chef Rick Moonen, Richard Stavis, Seafood Expo North America, seafood sustainability, SENA15
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Crossing the Bridge – Seafood Expo North America 2015
Today the Boston Convention Center once again welcomes the Seafood Expo North America (#SENA15)–the Northeast’s largest convention center playing host to the largest seafood industry trade show in North America. Boston, as the oldest continuously operated fishing port in the Western Hemisphere, is … Continue reading
Philippines to Collaborate with New England Aquarium on Marine Aquarium Data
Today Philippine Undersecretary for Fisheries Asis Perez signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the New England Aquarium and the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) outlining a pilot project that will allow New England Aquarium staff to assess marine … Continue reading
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