Tag: "oysters"
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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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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One Year After the Spill: A Career Dies With the Oyster Beds
At 73, oysterman Wilbert Collins should be enjoying the fruits of his proud and productive life, passing his business to his sons in anticipation of retirement. Instead, a year after the BP oil spill, he has been forced to shutter his generations-old company.
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Fishermen Rebuilding, Bracing for Difficult Fishing Season
Strong faith, close family ties and common industry are the backbone of the community in the watery milieu of Grand Bayou, where fishing has sustained life for families like Roland Phillips’ for three hundred years — and millennia for indigenous families.
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Beyond the Numbers: Oyster Supply Tells a Sobering Story
Customers still line up outside Acme Oyster House restaurants in New Orleans each day. Yet, ACME’s Lucien Gunter says supplies of oysters – disrupted by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – and higher prices have created a balancing act.
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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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