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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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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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Gulf Seafood: Special and Smart Choice, Says Recent Consumer Survey
The recent study, commissioned by the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition, yields welcome news for Louisiana.
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Gulf Seafood Leaders in D.C. to Ask Congress for Help
Even though the April 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be a fading memory for many people, the financial fallout and hardships are still being felt by the seafood industry and thousands of businesses, large and small.
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D.C. Forum Focuses on Quality, Safety of Seafood Sources
Americans are becoming more concerned with the quality and safety of the nation’s food sources, including seafood. The federal government has gotten the message, according to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco.
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Louisiana Seafood Businesses Face More Challenges
Like many small businesses, Motivatit Seafoods relies on seasonal laborers who are legally brought into the U.S. with H-2B visas. But new legislation threatens to cripple the visa program — and deliver yet another blow to Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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Pushing for Tax Relief for Oil Spill Victims
It is said that a person doesn’t know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it. That sentiment is not lost on Gulf Coast residents preparing for tax day and the first anniversary of the BP oil spill in the same week.
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BP Remains Mum Over ‘Reneging’ Support for Oysters
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says the oil company is late on a payment of $15 million. At stake is a setback of another six months or more in growing oysters — and the potential collapse of local businesses.
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Mike Voisin: State of Louisiana Oyster Industry
Louisiana is the leading producer of fresh oysters in the U.S. yet was the hit hardest by this year’s massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Best estimates are that the state’s production of oysters will be about one-half normal this year, as a result, according to Mike Voisin of Motivatit Seafoods.
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Message to Washington: Seafood & Oil Must Coexist
Increasing economic peril is currently facing many Louisiana coastal communities because of the enormous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the President’s moratorium on off-shore oil drilling. That is the message brought to Washington this week by leaders of Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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