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New Tool Helps Seafood Industry Identify NOAA Trade Requirements

Content courtesy of NOAA NOAA’s trade monitoring programs help ensure imported seafood is caught and imported legally. They have launched a new seafood import export tool. NOAA Fisheries has launched a new online tool to help seafood traders easily identify our import and export monitoring requirements for their products. The Seafood Import and Export Tool walks users...

Do Restaurants in Your State Disclose Where Shrimp Are From?

Louisiana Disclosure Law Enters Implementation Phase According to the Louisiana Lieutenant Governor’s office, the state had 51.3 million visitors in 2018. Combined with Louisiana’s 4.6 million residents, that’s over 55 million people who will likely eat out at least once this year in a Louisiana restaurant. Thanks to the passing of Louisiana House Bill 335...

Recipe: Pickled Shrimp with Sweet Potato Pecan Quinoa and Aioli

Recipe by: Wild American Shrimp Chef Advocate Jim Smith PICKLED SHRIMP Ingredients: 1 Pound shrimp boiled 1 Sweet onion sliced 2 Lemons sliced 3 Cloves garlic sliced 8 Fresh bay leaves 10 Sprigs fresh thyme 1 t Celery seeds 1 t Fennel seeds 1 t Coriander seeds 2 Whole dried chili peppers .25 Cup vegetable...

Shrimp are Featured Prominently in America’s Test Kitchen’s New Cookbook: Foolproof Fish

America’s Test Kitchen, the hit television show where chefs Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster test out recipes to see what works and what doesn’t, has recently released a new cookbook – “Foolproof Fish: Modern Recipes for Everyone, Everywhere.” Designed to “broaden your seafood scope,” Foolproof Fish is written to showcase the wide variety of...

Monte Sheffield Named 2020 Wild American Shrimp® Chef of the Year

October 30, 2020, BILOXI, Mississippi – Wild American Shrimp®, the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA)’s marketing program for wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp, has named Chef Monte Sheffield, Chef/Owner of Palmer’s Restaurant Bar & Courtyard in San Marcos, Texas, as its 2020 Chef of the Year. Chef Sheffield will reign for the next year as...

Sea Pearl Seafood Company, Inc. Chosen as USDA Food Bank Participant

Several American Shrimp Processors Association / Wild American Shrimp member companies are currently packaging and shipping delicious, wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp destined for food banks and drive-thru food pantries across America, including Sea Pearl Seafood Company, Inc. based out of Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The shrimp are being provided through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service as...