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2012 North Carolina Seafood Landings
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Published: June 3, 2013
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Commercial fishermen harvested 56.7 million pounds of finfish and shellfish from North Carolina coastal waters in 2012, a 16 percent drop from the previous year, according to the N.C. Trip Ticket Program.
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2011 USA Seafood Landings
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Published: September 25, 2012
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According to Fisheries of the United States 2011, U.S. commercial fishermen landed 10.1 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2011, valued at $5.3 billion
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2012-2013 Western Gulf of Mexico Brown Shrimp Harvest Predictions
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Published: July 14, 2012
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According an annual forecast from NOAA, fishermen in the western Gulf of Mexico could harvest 59.2 million pounds of brown shrimp.
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Louisiana Wild Crawfish Landings
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Published: June 14, 2012
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Louisiana leads the U.S. in landings of wild crawfish.
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2011 North Carolina Commercial Seafood Landings
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Published: May 16, 2012
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The value of seafood landed in North Carolina during 2011 had an estimated dockside value of $72.8 million.
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Alaska Salmon Industry to End MSC Certification
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Published: February 13, 2012
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Alaska salmon processors are phasing out financial support for the Marine Stewardship Council salmon certification program.
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Spring Flooding Expected to Threaten Mississippi Oyster Industry
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Published: June 2, 2011
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As record amounts of freshwater head down the Mississippi River toward the Mississippi Sound, the oyster industry can expect to face extreme losses, according to an official with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
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Alaska Paralytic Shellfish Poison Predicted for 2011
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Published: June 2, 2011
Updated: June 2, 2011
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Ocean conditions that last year triggered algal blooms and outbreaks of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) appear to be present again this summer, according to experts at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
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2011 Mississippi Shrimp Season
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Published: June 2, 2011
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Mississippi’s shrimp season opened on May 25, 2011, the earliest shrimp season on record.
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2010 North Carolina Seafood Landings
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Published: May 17, 2011
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North Carolina commercial seafood harvests increased by 4 percent in 2010 to the highest level since 2005.
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