Archive for July, 2010
FDA Needs to Move “At the Speed of Seafood”
With the look of a man who knows the severity of the situation all too well, Harlon Pearce surveys his business of almost 20 years as supplies of domestic fresh fish, shrimp and crabs dwindle by the day.
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Drago’s: Loyal to Louisiana Oysters, Croatian Tradition
Like many other businesses in the Gulf Coast region, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant has built its fortune and reputation on Louisiana oysters. “There is no replacing the Louisiana oyster,” says owner Tommy Cvitanovich.
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When the White Boot Brigade Will Bring Shrimp to America’s Table
In the summer of 2006, a year after Hurricane Katrina, a group of Louisiana commercial fishing families, traveled more than 1,000 miles to New York City to spread the word that Louisiana Shrimp was not just safe to eat, but a delicious and affordable American delicacy.
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The Oil’s Ripple Effect: Fewer Hours, No Job Security
These days when the phone rings behind the counter at the Beshel Boat Launch in Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana, cashier Lynette Harvey fears the worst – that it’s the call from her boss to shut down the business.
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La. Seafood Pursues Strategy to Ensure Safety, Brand
Always in forward motion, Ewell Smith is laying out a three-part strategy to move the Louisiana seafood industry beyond the BP oil disaster – ensuring product safety for consumers and restoring its brand.
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Louisiana Blue Crab Fishery Pursues Seafood Certification
Louisiana’s Seafood Board has entered the Louisiana blue crab fishery into the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program, recognized worldwide for its rigorous and independent environmental standard for the assessment of wild capture fisheries.
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Seafood Supplies Down, Tensions High, Reputations at Stake
As Chris Danos looks out across the marina in Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana, he finds the picturesque scene of shrimp boats at dock very disturbing. “All these boats should be out working,” he sighs.
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Faced with Adversity, a Gulf Fisherman Seeks a Way to Survive
Everything was going perfectly this year for Dulac, Louisiana-based shrimp processor Andy Gibson – he had re-branded his family’s company – Tidelands Seafood Co. – as a provider of premium large Gulf shrimp. It all changed April 20th …
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A Soft-Spoken Fisherman Holds BP Responsible
With his full snow white beard, Frank Woolley has been known to scores of New Orleans children as Santa Claus. He gets into character as the jolly old man during the holiday seasons to help out events and charities. The rest of the year, Woolley fishes giant Lake Pontchartrain.
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Federal Govt Says Louisiana Gulf Seafood Safe
In major vote of confidence for the Louisiana Seafood Industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Gulf fish and shellfish – harvested from areas unaffected by the precautionary closures of fishing waters – are considered safe to eat.
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Frank Brigtsen: You’ve Got to See the Scale of Impact to Understand the Crisis
BP’s massive and ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not Louisiana’s problem or a Gulf coast problem or America’s problem, says Frank Brigtsen. It’s a world problem, and we have to figure out a better way of doing things.
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Scientific Research into Gulf Seafood Survival
Fin fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico will fair better during the catastrophic BP oil spill because they have longer life cycles, are more mobile and have a larger and more expansive habitat, according to Dr. James Cowan, Jr. at Louisiana State University.
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Barataria is Icon of Coastal Louisiana
“Barataria Bay is an icon of coastal Louisiana,” says Dr. Denise Reed of the University of New Orleans’ Laboratory for Coastal Restoration Science. “It has a little bit of everything we think is valuable.”
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Canadian and Environmental Groups Study Gulf Oil Disaster
Rick Doucet, the minister of fisheries for New Brunswick, Canada, was sitting in his office more than two months ago, reading about the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf and getting increasingly concerned.
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Outpouring of Support for Louisiana Fishermen Continues
Offers are coming in from around the world – from individuals and corporations – to help Louisiana’s thousands of fishermen. Among them is painter Michael Israel.
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