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U.S. Oysters: Less Supply, Higher Prices for Consumers

U.S. Oysters: Less Supply, Higher Prices for Consumers

An average consumer in the U.S. spends a $1.50 to eat approximately a third of a pound of oysters a year according to a calculation in a recently released video by Dr. Ben Posadas, an associate extension research professor at Mississippi State University. With no available official estimates on oyster per capita consumption, Dr. Posada arrived at his estimate by dividing total oyster supply or expenditures by the current population.

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Mississippi’s Ryan Bradley Joins Gulf Seafood Foundation’s Board

Mississippi’s Ryan Bradley Joins Gulf Seafood Foundation’s Board

Ryan Bradley, a fifth-generation fisherman who serves as executive director of Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United and owner of Sea Alis Seafood Company, has joined the Board of Directors of the Gulf Seafood Foundation.

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Oyster South Symposium Brings Oystermen From Two Coasts Together

Oyster South Symposium Brings Oystermen From Two Coasts Together

Braving freezing temperatures and cold northern winds whipping the Carolina coast, more than 250 members of the oyster aquaculture industry recently gathered for the fourth Oyster South Industry Symposium held in Wilmington to discuss industry issues and research.

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Young Florida Clammer Overcomes Numerous Business Minefields

Young Florida Clammer Overcomes Numerous Business Minefields

A young clam farmer who “dabbles in oysters” is finding Florida aquaculture a challenging field with a host of potential minefields, especially Red Tide. For the past six years Carter Davis has farmed 16-acres in the waters off of Pine Island in Tampa Bay.  Just when he thought he was getting the hang of it, Red Tide almost put his operation out of business.

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Gulf Seafood Leaders Find Aquaculture Doable in Gulf of Mexico

Gulf Seafood Leaders Find Aquaculture Doable in Gulf of Mexico

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.

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Louisiana Lt. Governor Nungesser And Gulf Seafood Leaders Tour Maine Aquaculture

Louisiana Lt. Governor Nungesser And Gulf Seafood Leaders Tour Maine Aquaculture

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.

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GSI’s Walk On The Hill talks Gulf seafood issues in 21 meetings with D.C. legislators

GSI’s Walk On The Hill talks Gulf seafood issues in 21 meetings with D.C. legislators

Gulf Seafood Institute commissioned a three-person lobby —GSI founder Harlon Pearce, board member Stan Harris, and executive director Margaret Henderson — to meet key Members of Congress, Senators and staff in 21 legislative offices about the fishery issues that impact their home states along the Gulf coast.

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Southern Cross Sea Farms, Shining Star of Gulf Farm-Raised Clams

Southern Cross Sea Farms, Shining Star of Gulf Farm-Raised Clams

Traveling the two-lane highway leading onto Cedar Key, Southern Cross Sea Farms stands as a shining star for lovers of great seafood. Their alter piled high with some of the best tasting clams raised and harvested in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Seafood Important Part of Louisiana Congressman Boustany’s Heritage

Seafood Important Part of Louisiana Congressman Boustany’s Heritage

In the U.S. Congress, Dr. Charles William Boustany, Jr. has always been a champion for the Gulf seafood community. The five-term Congressman serving south central Louisiana grew up with Gulf seafood playing an important part of his family life, and he works tirelessly to ensure that it remains an important part of Louisiana and the Gulf’s culture.

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Constructing An Off-Bottom Oyster Business on Grand Isle

Constructing An Off-Bottom Oyster Business on Grand Isle

Marcos Guerrero and his family are now investing in sustainable seafood coming the Gulf of Mexico oysters cage grown in the waters off Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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NOAA Opens Door for Gulf Seafood Aquaculture

NOAA Opens Door for Gulf Seafood Aquaculture

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has opened the door for expansion of aquaculture in the federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

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38° North Oysters, The Perfect Degree of Oyster Production

38° North Oysters, The Perfect Degree of Oyster Production

JD Blackwell, the COO (chief oyster officer) of 38° North Oysters, has turned his western Maryland shore company into an entrepreneurial, sales and development savvy operation that has created the ideal growth environment for the ideal food — oysters.

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International Team of Scientists Exploring Use of Algae for Aquaculture Feedstock

International Team of Scientists Exploring Use of Algae for Aquaculture Feedstock

An international team of scientists and fishermen in the Southern Gulf of Mexico are working to find environmentally safe solutions to the growing need for aquaculture feedstock.

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