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Federal court upholds Seafood Traceability Rule; targets fraud

By Dan Flynn on August 30, 2017

A new federal plan to combat seafood fraud by requiring the fishing industry to trace their catches from boat or farm to the U.S. border has survived a court challenge.

The Seafood Traceability Rule surfaced…
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Coastal lawmakers call for ‘bait-to-table’ labeling for ocean fish

By Dan Flynn on July 6, 2017

Representative Blake Farenthold, R-TX, has reintroduced a bill intended to cut down on seafood fraud and protect American fishermen. He says his Protecting Honest Fishermen Act would level the playing field for Americans who play…
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Oceana going overboard on fish fraud, according to seafood industry group

By News Desk on September 9, 2016

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is calling into question both the findings and motives of the latest fish fraud study by Oceana, a global environmental group. The action marks a break between the two groups…
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Oceana Study: 38 Percent of Supposed Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Cakes are Fraudulent

By News Desk on April 2, 2015

The Chesapeake Bay’s iconic blue crab is said to carry a distinctly fresh taste that’s prized by locals and tourists alike. But the crab cakes sold as authentically local at some restaurants in the Chesapeake…
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Recipe for Better Seafood Safety Opened to Public Comments

By Dan Flynn on December 17, 2014

Seafood safety, legal fishing, and proper labeling of fish might all benefit from presidential task force recommendations now open to public comments. Scheduled for publication on Dec. 18 in the Federal Register, the “Recommendations of…
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Report: Bait-and-Switch Tactics Found in One-Third of U.S. Shrimp Sales

By News Desk on October 31, 2014

Oceana, the oceans conservation group that’s earned a reputation for sniffing out fish fraud, is out with a new study on how consumers are even being fooled by America’s favorite seafood — shrimp purchased at…
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Letter From the Editor: ‘Our Fish’

By Dan Flynn on June 15, 2014

I picked an inopportune moment to ask the top guy for the U.S fisheries industry for a little education on his business. He was among 350-400 participants from 80 nations around the world who were…
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Report: ‘Bycatch’ Blamed for Nine Dirty Ocean Fisheries Off U.S. Shores

By News Desk on March 21, 2014

An international conservation organization working to protect the world’s oceans is out with a report naming the nine dirtiest U.S. fisheries. The report says the equivalent of 1 billion seafood meals per year are being…
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Fight Against Widespread Seafood Fraud Joined on State, Federal Levels

By Dan Flynn on February 6, 2014

“It is unlawful to knowingly sell or offer for sale at wholesale or retail any fresh, frozen, or processed food fish or shellfish without identifying for the buyer at the point of sale the species…
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Oceana Study: 'Fish Fraud' Ripping Off American Consumers

By Dan Flynn on August 8, 2013

In a follow-up to its February report finding one-third of the seafood tested in the United States is mislabeled according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, an oceans-protection group says Americans are paying…
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Looking Upstream: Seafood Traceability in a Global Economy

By Gretchen Goetz on May 30, 2013

Early this year, the discovery that horsemeat was being substituted for beef in some European foods triggered widespread concern over food fraud in the EU. This substitution, deemed the “horsemeat scandal,” was eventually determined to…
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