Industry News

Category hits $16.6 billion in grocery sales, says FMI’s Power of Seafood report.

While its vulnerable workers initially bore the brunt of the pandemic, New Bedford, Massachusetts, has since avoided outbreaks in its processing plants and on fishing vessels.

A thief allegedly stole more than $1000 worth of pricey shrimp from several grocery stores.

In Guaymas, Mexico, one savvy fishing co-op shows how apps, QR codes, and other transparent add-ons could deliver a more healthy, equitable future for the industry.

Fisheries and aquaculture sectors globally have been hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in this year as lockdowns affect supply and demand, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Food pros say it's best for home cooks to buy their fish from a local fish market. Surprisingly, the answer to "What's for dinner tonight?" for many Americans these days is: "seafood." With sales of fish soaring during the pandemic, many people are looking for the best ways to shop for and cook everything from salmon and flounder to shellfish and beyond.

As restaurants around the country have shut down due to pandemic concerns, many areas of the food and dining industry have suffered, from agriculture to (yes) seafood. However, new consumer habits may help save the seafood industry.

ONE FINE DAY, our descendants will look back at how we lived in 2021, and will be amazed. To read the 1972 Shelter Island-made, “Seafood Recipes from Local Waters,” by Jacqueline Pell Tuttle, is to experience that kind of astonishment.

Foodservice distributor Sysco will significantly increase its purchases of certified responsible seafood by 2025, as part of an enhanced commitment with its partner, World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Everything you ever wanted to know about blue crab—from what blue crabs eat to the shocking number of eggs female crabs release at once.