Texas oyster bed closures hitting harvesters hard
Only five of the state's 34 oyster or shellfish areas are open. While the season runs from Nov. 1 to April 30, many areas have been closed since mid-December
Maine’s Belle to head National Aquaculture Association board
Sebastian Belle has served at MAA since 1984 and previously was the Maine Department of Marine Resources' aquaculture coordinator
Dutch shellfish industry on the hunt for lucrative new US trade
Members of the Dutch shellfish export trade were after new business at the Boston expo last week, as the US is once again available for exports after a 12-year hiatus
High prices prompt Louisiana restaurant to mull pulling po’boy before Lent
Inflation threatens to drive the cost of the iconic oyster-filled sandwich to nearly $25 at one restaurant in the US state
Georgia working to grow fledgling oyster industry
Oyster farmers will be closely watching an experimental off-season harvest this summer that could open the door for year-round oyster harvesting
Russia’s aquaculture output hit almost 357,000t in 2021
Russia's aquaculture production increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 356,600 metric tons in 2021, with salmon accounting for 38% of the total during this period
Northern Australia adds rock oyster ‘brand’ to federal species database
The native blacklip rock oyster has now been officially added to the Australian fish names database
EU, US reach deal to re-open shellfish trade as soon as end of February
'I warmly welcome this deal, which resolves a longstanding issue we have been working hard to unlock' -- Valdis Dombrovskis, European commissioner for trade
Four hurricanes in 12 months cost Louisiana fisheries nearly $580m
'The landfall of four major hurricanes in a single state in such a short time frame [12 months and two days] is unprecedented in the northern Gulf of Mexico region' -- damage study
Scallop, lobster landings led Massachusetts to record-breaking values
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries reports having recorded more than $800 million worth of seafood landings in the US state in 2021, an all-time high