Seafood News
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By AFP
Fremantle -
Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbour -- a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China.
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Two Long Island restaurants, Anchor Down and Cardoon Mediterranean have earned two separate "Best of Long Island" nominations.
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Huntington -
Neraki Greek Mediterranean Grill in Huntington has a major reason to be festive. It was named as one of the "Top 100 Restaurants on Long Island" by Newsday.
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Merrick -
Anchor Down Bar and Grill has been named "Best Seafood Restaurant on Long Island" in the 2018 "Best of Long Island" competition.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Thailand is using optical scanning technology to keep track of who is working on its fishing boats, officials said Thursday, as the kingdom tries to curb slave labour and human trafficking that has riddled the low-paid industry.
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Digital Journal ranks the Top 5 restaurants on Long Island for 2017. This year's list included Neraki, R.S. Jones, Anchor Down, Cardoon and GreeKrave.
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Merrick -
Anchor Down Seafood Bar & Grill in Merrick has been nominated for "Best Seafood Restaurant" for the 2018 "Best of Long Island" competition.
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Bayside -
Culinary queen Maria Petridis has outdone herself once again. This time with her latest exquisite dish at her restaurant in Bayside, New York.
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College Park -
Rising ocean surface temperatures have been directly linked to the rise in infections from water-borne pathogens. Of particular concern is the increase in cases of food poisoning caused by vibrio species, known to cause infections in humans and animals.
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San Francisco -
Northern California crabbers and crab lovers start eating it up at midnight when the long-delayed commercial crab season opens.
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It looks like a bag of blood inside a stone. Some people compare its flavour to that of sea-urchin; others define it as “bitter and soapy,” and its smell as “sweaty underarms.” Loaded with iodine and iron, the taste of piure defies description.
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Washington -
U.S. President Barack Obama ignored the concerns of Congress and put together an area of land that was nearly 800,000 sq miles across for marine life. Fishing there will be off-limits for any commercial interests.
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A strain of bacteria which is resistant to most normal antibiotics was discovered at a grocery store in Saskatoon, Canada. This has some troubling implications for food safety.
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The extremely low seafood prices that many of us pay are due to human trafficking and brutal forced labor. The multibillion-dollar prawn industry in Thailand deals in human lives almost as much as it deals in seafood.
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Shanghai -
A leak of liquid ammonia from a refrigeration unit in Shanghai, China's commercial hub city, has caused 15 deaths. 26 other people have become ill from the chemical and six are critical.
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Santiago -
The Quilimarí River Valley is located in the Region of Coquimbo, Chile; the valley has an approximate length of 45 km from its starting place in the town of Tilama, to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, near the beach town of Pichidangui.
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In an effort to combat mislabeled seafood, restaurants are looking at a new genetic technique called barcoding to ensure the identity of their food.
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Lima -
Peruvian cuisine has a tradition of thousands of years stretching from the Inca culture to this day and it has been enriched by influences from Spain and from Chinese, Japanese and African immigrants.
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Casablanca -
The small fishing cove of Quintay has been transformed from a foul smelling whaling plant into an attractive coastal village with seafood restaurants, a museum showcasing the history of whaling and a marine research station.
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An advocacy group launched a new campaign against seafood fraud. But experts say baiting and switching is old business as usual in the U.S. fish market, with a high percentage of imported products and only tiny percentages inspected for quality and fraud.
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While consumer confidence in Gulf water seafood declines, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with Gulf State regulatory agencies, intensify seafood inspections.
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In a recent study in the United Kingdom, it was revealed that eating omega-3-rich seafood could extinguish depression among women during pregnancy.
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Trine-Lise Torgersen described in her doctorate new variants of diarrhoea-causing toxins in mussels, oysters and crabs.
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Aquaculture production of seafood will probably remain the most rapidly increasing food production system worldwide through 2025.
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A tranquil setting welcomes you far away from the hustle and bustle of the speeding vehicles and the blaring of the horns.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins.
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FDA orders the closure of a Texas company and the recall of its smoked seafood products due to its failure to develop safety standards. There have been no reported food related illnesses.
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Scans can differentiate species and verify that the seafood you are served is what you ordered -scanning a DNA bar code on the piece of fish you just bought for dinner to instantly verify the species, where it came from, its nutritional value,
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China is now officially displeased about the US automatic detention of four kinds of Chinese seafood. “Unacceptable” is moving beyond diplomatic language into a real argument.
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When our coral reefs are sick, we get sick.
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Seafood Image
Strings of dehydrated piure (center) sold at a market in Puerto Montt, Chile. Shallots and large garlic cloves from Chiloé Island are shown in the foreground. The strings at the left are smoked clams, and at the right of the picture there are strings of smoked mussels.
These fishing boat laborers were sold to the captain for $480 each. YouTube
Thailand warned of potential ban on seafood imports to EU. YouTube
Shrimp is also a favorite during the winter months. Ukoy is Filipino style fritter made with shrimp, Russet potatoes, bean sprouts, onions, garlic and spices. Shrimp, crab and other seafood delicacies can be prepared a variety of ways. A diverse city like San Francisco can feature them all. Courtesy of GraceAnn Walden and The Yummy Report
Anchor Down Seafood Bar & Grill Steven M Friedman, Photosbysmf.com
The "Shack Specialty" at The Crab Shack. Tybee Island, GA June 2012
Anchor Down Seafood Bar & Grill Steven M Friedman, Photosbysmf.com
Strings of dehydrated piure sold at a market in Puerto Montt, Chile. Other dry and smoked shellfish (mussels and clams) are also available.
Piure a.k.a. sea-squirts are tunicate shellfish that look like bags of blood inside a stone and taste...different... Erin
All-Natural SURF Cuisine Cookbook was released on Amazon.
Seafood at Neraki Greek Mediterranean Grill Alex Moschos
Maine lobster harvest sets record for 2010.
Fishing boat at Kamaishi Fishery Port in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Aude
Shrimp by-catch (Location: East Coast of Florida). NOAA
A lobster meal Keith weler
Fresh seafood at Fiddler's Crab House. Savannah, Ga.
A dish of raw piure with onion, coriander and lemon juice, as served at a seafood market in Valparaíso, Chile. Stéphane Batigne
Seafood at Neraki Alex Moschos
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