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Report: Canadian shellfish sanitation program could be improved
Marine biotoxins became a problem in Prince Edward Island in the late 1980s, when mussels poisoned three tourists, all of whom died. A number of others became ill and were left with long-term neurological problems. John White, policy officer with the Canadian food inspection agency that delivers the Canadian shellfish sanitation program (CSSP), says in
PEI tuna fishermen shift their market from Japan to U.S.
Fishermen today are keener and hungrier than they used to be, says Walter Bruce, long-time fisherman from South Lake, Prince Edward Island (PEI). With 48 years on the water, Bruce has fished a variety of species, with his bread and butter today being the lucrative North Shore lobster fishery. But if you want to talk
PEI seafood processors seek California markets
Six Prince Edward Island seafood processors participated in the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Diego, California, in hopes of leaving their footprints in that marketplace. With California’s population of 34 million, and an estimated 87,225 eating and drinking establishments, Esther Dockendorff, sales manager with PEI Mussel King, says the potential is huge. The seafood
Interactions: Rock crabs could help solve PEI’s tunicate problem
A study to quantify the decreasing numbers of rock crab in Prince Edward Island waters has resulted in a discovery that is being looked at closely by provincial and federal scientists. Rock crab, the study suggests, can be utilized to control and even diminish the numbers of tunicate, an invasive species that is wreaking havoc
PEI agriculture runoff blamed for shellfish deaths
On the heels of a fish kill in two Prince Edward Island rivers, Lloyd and Donna Lewis discovered an 11-acre lease of oysters all dead at the end of July. They said a form of seaweed native to PEI, known as Enteromorpha, took out their lease within seven short days. “We put out all new
“Eco-labeling” comes to Prince Edward Island
The notion of sustainable fisheries is out there and consumers want some kind of confirmation that the fish they consume is safe and comes from sustainable waters, says Ed Frenette, executive director of the Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association. Enter eco-labeling. The word “eco,” in the new Oxford dictionary, refers to the word ecology. This
Mussel grower duped by workers
Offshore labor comes with a price for some businesses in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Stephen Stewart, mussel grower and owner of Stewart Mussel Farms, Inc., located in the New London Bay area, learned that lesson the hard way. Stewart spent months working with immigration to bring in 11 Sri Lankan men to work in the
The Green Gables-Japan Connection
It’s no secret that the Japanese have a love for Prince Edward Island and Anne of Green Gables. But a series of other “ingredients” brought the Japanese trade commissioner, a camera crew and a famous chef in to the east coast. A Japanese chef and restaurateur, Katsuhiro Oki, who has been cooking with Canadian ingredients
Why U.S. lobster prices are of interest on Prince Edward Island . . .
Sensationalism, myth, price fixing, a devastatingly high exchange rate and windfall prices are some of the characterizations being bandied about in the first weeks of the spring lobster fishery in Prince Edward Island. When early spring stories in a PEI newspaper spoke of exorbitant prices and a shortage in supply of lobster in the US,