Seafood News

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Notes Pop Corn: "That sure was some tribute to the departed King of Pop Tuesday.

A long-term environmental research project being conducted at the University of Houston may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing fish-consumption advisories remain appropriate.

Summer is a perfect time to enjoy seafood. Light and fresh in flavor and texture, and therefore refreshing to eat, it's an ideal ingredient for the season.

Americans talk a good game about wanting to eat well. More than 75 percent claim they want to see more healthy options on restaurant menus.

You've heard of Alaska King Crab and Maine Lobster. Why not Massachusetts Mackerel or Cape Cod Cod? States are increasingly looking to hook consumers by branding their local seafood specialties.

Seafood exports saw signs of recovery in the second quarter of the year, coming in at US$1.7 billion, a 27.7 per cent increase over the first quarter, said deputy minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong.

Meri Jo Cornell, the seafood and deli manager at Tony Sendik's Market, 2643 N. Downer Ave., shows wild Alaskan King salmon to a customer.

Following the release of its third sustainable seafood scorecard profiling major supermarket retailers, Greenpeace launched a website spoofing Trader Joe's . Greenpeace activists also visited Trader Joea s locations in San Francisco to protest the companya s lack of sustainable seafood policies and purchasing practices.

Romano's Macaroni Grill debuted their new Italian Mediterranean menu in 32 restaurants across California on July 1st.

Norwich - The tanks were stocked full of live lobsters, and the freezers were crammed with everything from shrimp to scallops as Seafood Etc.

North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shawa s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England.

The upscale seafood restaurant Oceanaire Seafood Room has filed for bankruptcy protection in Dallas federal bankruptcy court.

A California agency has just updated recommendations on eating fish caught along the Pacific coast from Ventura to Orange County.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency conducted only 42 tests of retail fish in B.C. over the past three years to ensure consumers are getting what they pay for - a number so small that critics say it does little to deter offenders.

We've been told seafood is good for us because it's low in calories and fat, full of protein and packed with Omega-3s, which may protect against coronary heart disease and stroke, and are thought to help neurological development in unborn babies.

You've probably heard of a little event called the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival.

If sushi lovers think the price of their favorite raw fish is too high already, then new documentary "The End of the Line" may shock them with its argument that the real cost may be some species' extinction.

A man walks past the shuttered Il Passetto restaurant in downtown Rome July 2, 2009.

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