Many healthcare institutions are realizing that it’s time to buy seafood in line with their values. The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, in collaboration with Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Healthcare Program, are assisting health care facilities in sourcing and serving local, ecologically-responsible seafood whenever possible. Changing buying policies to include local seafood can […]
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Six million oysters might sound like a lot, but this amount which is currently being landed in Wellfleet is 90% less than what Wellfleet once landed. This decrease is linked to overfishing and habitat degradation. In an effort to increase oyster populations and related benefits, Wellfleet’s Comprehensive Wastewater Committee Shellfish Department and Department of Public […]
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In recent years there have been instances where seafood marketed as local or as a specific species has turned out to be neither. Red’s Best, a Boston-based seafood distributor has an astute understanding of local seafood marketing and is emerging as a leader in tackling seafood mislabeling and building markets for lesser-known seafood species. Committed […]
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Gurry is what’s left over after a fish has been filleted. This mixture of fish heads, skeletons, scales, and fins was once loaded on boats and disposed of in the sea, a practice that polluted the ocean environment and was costly to fish processors. Recognizing the value of this byproduct, Ocean Crest Seafood in Gloucester […]
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The Port of New Bedford employs over 4,000 people and is the highest ranking seaport in the country in terms of the dollar value of the seafood landed. Eighty percent of its revenue comes from sea scallops, a high-value species. In a city that faces economic hardships otherwise, the fishing industry is important to supporting […]
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