Tag: Jennifer Jenkins

Gulf Seafood Foundation Announces New Board Officers

Gulf Seafood Foundation Announces New Board Officers

The Gulf Seafood Foundation has announced a new slate of officers for 2019.  Former Sysco Louisiana Seafood chairman Jim Gossen, a native of Lafayette, LA living in Houston, TX, will remain as the President of the organization formed to support and promote the high standards of the Gulf’s vast commercial and recreational fisheries industry.

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Trump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill With Legislation Adding 63,000 H-2B Guest Workers

Trump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill With Legislation Adding 63,000 H-2B Guest Workers

President Donald Trump has signed a new 2,232-page Omnibus Spending Bill sent to him by the Senate after it passed the House of Representative that includes an increase in the H-2B Guest Worker Program for the remainder of the year.

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Louisiana Mudbugs Entangled in Muddy Waters of H2B Regulation

Louisiana Mudbugs Entangled in Muddy Waters of H2B Regulation

With the Ash Wednesday kick off of the prime mudbug season, crawfish fanatics are in for a roller coater ride on whether peeled crawfish will be available for etouffee and other favorite dishes served across the state in famous restaurants and at home, according to Gulf Seafood Institute founding member Frank Randol.

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GSI Expands Board of Directors

GSI Expands Board of Directors

One of the strongest voices for the Gulf of Mexico and the seafood it produces has taken the first step in an ongoing process to enlarge its board of directors. The Gulf Seafood Institute has installed William (Bill) T. Hogarth, Ph.D., Jennifer Jenkins and Raz Halili as new board members.

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