Help Improve NOAA’s FishWatch.Gov

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We use NOAA Fisheries FishWatch.gov website as a source for all kinds of information about the seafood industry; how stocks are managed, scientific data and more. The website is one of our first stops when we’re looking for details about the domestically harvested or farmed fish and shellfish that we sell, and it’s also a great source of news and …

Bristol Bay Still Needs your Voice

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The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) has some important questions to ask you: Do you eat wild, sustainable seafood or sell it in your restaurant? Do you dream of going to Alaska and/or have you already been to the Last Frontier? Do you believe that wild salmon matter and are worth protecting for future generations? If you answered …

Good News for Scallop Lovers

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The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) scallop video survey team conducts an annual video survey of the George’s Bank scallop resource and this year’s study revealed some good news! A press release from the SMAST team stated, “The video-based survey, conducted from May to July 2014, indicated a 32 percent, 77 million pound increase …

Executive Chef Peter Edwards

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Executive Chef Peter Edwards’ lifelong appreciation of seafood began early. Growing up in Australia, he spent a lot of time fishing – off reefs and boats, beach fishing and crabbing. “I remember my dad using a screwdriver to pry open an oyster off one of the beaches when we lived in Sydney and saying, ‘now just swallow it whole and …