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Hurricanes can have impacts on many different parts of life in North Carolina. One part that you may not have thought about is that fresh local seafood dinner you enjoy from time to time...

Consumer demand is strong, and restaurants with fish-focused menus are seeing unprecedented price increases and spotty supply...

The U.S. has ordered a halt to seafood imports from a tuna fishing vessel based in the Pacific Island nation of Fiji that is accused of enslaving crew membersWASHINGTON -- A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an order to stop any shipments in American ports from the Hangton No. 112, a longliner operated by a Chinese national, after the agency determined there was credible evidence that the crew was subjected to conditions defined as forced labor under international standards.

New Yorkers in every borough should wear masks indoors, under an updated list of guidelines from the Center for Disease Control.

Singapore has announced the temporary closure of its primary seafood import hub, the Jurong Fishery Port (JFP), due to a COVID-19 cluster, forcing the city-state to switch to alternative supply routes to meet local demand.

Produce isn’t the only seasonal crop in Maine. Seafood is seasonal too, harvested at certain times of the year. And when you shop seasonally for seafood, you get it at the peak of freshness and at a lower price.

Red Lobster® announced Kelli Valade will be the company’s next CEO. Valade will take on her new role on August 2, succeeding Kim Lopdrup, who plans to retire after leading the iconic seafood restaurant brand for 14 years.

Maryland restaurants happily welcomed back customers for the summer season at full capacity. But owners are not only dealing with staffing issues — a crab meat shortage is causing some sticker shock for both owners and customers.

All over Hampton Roads, Surf Rider is renowned for its crab cakes, made with so little binder you’d swear they could still swim. The local chain’s lump-filled cakes bested the competition in two consecutive Virginian-Pilot taste tests, not to mention a recent blind-judged crab cake throwdown.

Crab cake lovers have something to be, well, crabby about this summer: It might be harder, and more expensive than ever, to fill up on your favorite shellfish.