Category: Seafood Industry
DNA Testing and Certification Program Strengthen Truth in Menu Labeling
A new program will allow Louisiana fishers, dealers and processors to voluntarily participate in a program to ensure the authenticity of wild Louisiana seafood.
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Feinberg Adjusts Payment Methodology to Fishermen Due to Uncertainty
Too early to tell whether the decision by BP spill claim czar to double payments to shrimpers and crabbers will help.
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Innovative Sales Solutions Connect Fishermen and Shrimpers Directly with Consumers
Mindy Nunez, founder of Islenos Seafood Direct and Thomas Hymel, director of Delcambre Direct Seafood Market lead growing movement.
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Louisiana Oysters Used in Unique Ways
We typically think of Louisiana oysters in terms of the best way to eat them, but enterprising entrepreneurs in the state are finding new uses beyond the plate.
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Drell Moves Foreign Worker Wage Case Back to Pennsylvania Court
U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell’s ruling based on “substantial overlap” between lawsuits in Louisiana and Pennsylvania.
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Vitter and Gulf Delegation ask FDA to Step Up
U.S. Senator David Vitter, Senator Mary Landrieu and six other senators from Gulf states sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg asking the FDA to step up efforts to ensure the public understands that Gulf seafood is safe to eat.
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Proposed Foreign Worker Increase Has Other Onerous Provisions
A proposed new federal rule, which could be implemented as early as January 2, 2012, is now in federal court awaiting a ruling by Judge Drell in the Western District of Louisiana.
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Where and When the Money Flows – Applying BP Dollars for Louisiana Seafood Industry Restoration
At the Louisiana Seafood Stakeholders Summit, participants were updated on BP-funded seafood safety monitoring efforts and marketing plans.
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Seafood Stakeholders Take Stock, Strategize to Take Back the Market
Commercial fishermen, seafood processors, distributors, and retailers assess the state of the industry and consider its next moves during the Louisiana Seafood Stakeholder Summit held November 16.
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Louisiana Employers Testify Forced Wage Increases May Shut Down Their Businesses
All decisions regarding a U.S. Department of Labor ruling requiring higher pay for legal aliens to take effect Nov. 30 have been taken under advisement by U.S. District Judge Dee Drell.
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Scientists Attest to Gulf Seafood Safety at National Summit
Seafood safety a hot topic at the Chef’s Collaborative National Summit in New Orleans.
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Hearing Set for New Labor Regulations Threatening Louisiana Seafood Businesses
Plaintiffs will ask to delay or halt new H-2B wage changes at a hearing in Alexandria, La., on September 23.
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From The New York Times: La. Business Owners Sue Over New Rules for Guest Workers
Julia Preston from The New York Times writes about the H-2B visa program and a federal lawsuit brought by Louisiana businesses.
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New Labor Regulations Threaten to Shut Down Louisiana Seafood Businesses
H-2B visa program could increase the salaries of most foreign workers in Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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100-Year-Old Business Has Kept Some Traditions Intact
In 1912, Leopold Blum and Shelley Bergeron went in together to the dried shrimp business, on nothing more than a handshake. One century later, Blum & Bergeron, Inc., continues to supply RedBug Brand Dried Shrimp to cities across America.
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