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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.
Asian Carp, rebranded as Silverfin, is a fish everyone can learn to love. To ensure the survival of native species, Chef Phillipe Parola is working with Louisiana and Illinois to find a solution for the rapidly growing problem of the invasive fish – “If you can’t beat them, eat them.”
Fishermen from across Louisiana will gather on March 6th at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner for the 2018 Louisiana Fisheries Forward Summit.
Ryan Pearce, son of Gulf seafood stalwart Harlon Pearce, died unexpectedly in his sleep in Austin, Texas on January 24th.
GULF SEAFOOD FOUNDATION – The Gulf Seafood Foundation has committed all funds raised for the rest of this year to be donated toward helping the Gulf Coastal fishing communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
GULF SEAFOOD FOUNDATION/GULF SEAFOOD INSTITUTE – After NOAA has opened permits for federal waters, growing shell and finfish in an aquaculture setting is certainly doable in the Gulf of Mexico according to Sebastian Belle, Executive Director of the Maine Aquaculture Association.
GULF SEAFOOD FOUNATION/GULF SEAFOOD INSTITUTE – Billy Nungesser, Lt. Governor of Louisiana, who sees a huge need and opportunity for his state to become an aquaculture leader in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the world.
There no denying Gulf seafood is delicious, and now the nation’s most influential maritime officials — including newly minted Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secret Service agents attending NOAA’s 2017 Fish Fry — know it, too.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) was critically injured Wednesday morning when a lone rifleman opened fire at a practice for tomorrow’s annual Congressional Baseball Game at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park.
APALACHICOLA, FL — The Gulf Seafood Institute has signed into membership one of the region’s most successful seafood operations, Water Street Seafood, captained by passionate founder and CEO Steve Rash who shares GSI’s mission of protecting consumer access to fresh Gulf seafood.
Across the Gulf of Mexico, commercial fishing resulted in excess of 146,000 jobs, which captured more than $21.5 billion in seafood sales. Additionally, jobs related to the recreational sector exceeded 107,000 across the Gulf, representing 19.7 million individual trips and $12 billion in direct commerce.
As policy discussions ramp up in Washington over the management of the Gulf of Mexico’s iconic American Red Snapper, seven organizations are urging legislators to leave resource decisions in the hands of Federal agencies, not state commissions.
Hatchery concept receives top award at 2017 Innovation Awards
PENSACOLA BAY, FL — A failing oyster industry in Florida and millions of oyster lovers across the country stand to benefit from a recent business competition in which $100,000 was invested in a newly forming hatchery in downtown Pensacola.
The Gulf Seafood Institute joined six other Gulf of Mexico seafood industry organizations in endorsing Texas-native turned North Pacific Fishery executive Chris Oliver for the open position of Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries.
(UNIONTOWN, Alabama) — Harvest Select, the Alabama seafood company with catfish as its main attraction, has acquired Birmingham-based Steel City Seafood, expanding its overall operations and product lines to include a full spectrum of wild Gulf-caught seafood and farmed products.
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