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Most people think of seafood as either wild or farmed, but in fact both categories may apply to the fish you pick up from your grocery store. In recent years, for example, as much as 40 percent of the Alaskan salmon catch originated in fish hatcheries, although it may be labeled "all wild, never farmed." An article produced by a working group of UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) recommends that when a combination of seafood production...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Is your fish healthy, safe, harvested responsibly? These are all things you need to think about when you order seafood.  While there are many services and rankings offered to help you decide – there's even an iPhone app – it has been found a simple rule of thumb applies. "If the fish is sustainable, then it is likely to be healthy to eat too," said Leah Gerber, an associate professor and senior sustainability scientist at...

Omega3 Innvovations founder Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD questions the validity of omega-3 research on cognitive functioning. Both the quality and dose of omega-3 fish oil need to be considered in evaluating omega-3 research results, states Dr. Chalmers. Venice, FL (PRWEB) July 31, 2012 As president and co-founder of Omega3 Innovations, Dr. Anne-Marie Chalmers invariably spends as much time educating the public to the healthful benefits of omega-3 as she does creating and promoting her...

MIAMI, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Ferrer introduces new Quadruple-Strength category of Omega-3 supplements to U.S. market European pharmaceutical company Ferrer today announced the U.S. launch of Omegafort[scc] Quadruple Strength Fish Oil, Omega-3 nutritional supplements which, thanks to Super Critical Concentration technology, provide a high concentration of Omega-3. Omegafort[scc] arrives with a formula that is unique, due to the...

American regulators are urging supermarkets and other retailers to remove South Korean oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from store shelves due to concerns that they may have been infected with norovirus. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the warning late last week, noting that the products could have been exposed to human fecal matter and responsible for the illnesses of at least four people in the US since October, according to Reuters reports. "The regulatory warning...

HOUSTON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), a nutritional ingredient company and the nation's leading vertically integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, today announced an update on its fishing efforts as of the close of business on June 8, 2012, the end of the 8th week of the Company's 2012 fishing season. As of June 8, 2012, the Company's total fish catch was at approximately 162,200 short tons, a 29%...

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Melissa d'Arabian - celebrity chef, TV host and busy mother of four - and Dr. William Castelli - renowned cardiovascular specialist and former Director of the Framingham Heart study - announced today the launch of Get Real About Seafood, an educational campaign to raise awareness about the heart and brain health benefits of seafood and provide resources to help people eat a seafood-rich diet. On average, Americans eat about half the...

Crown Prince is notifying all of its wholesalers to suspend shipments and retailers to remove South Korean shellfish from their shelves. City of Industry, CA (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 On Friday, May 25, 2012, at the end of the business day, the FDA issued a Constituent Update on shellfish from Korea. This update supplemented an announcement released on May 18th, clarifying that canned product (now in addition to fresh and frozen shellfish from Korea) was considered adulterated. The...

The study has been published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition For years the Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lesser chance of illness and increased well-being. A new study has now linked it to mental and physical health too. The Mediterranean diet, which is characterized by the consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses, fish, olive oil and nuts, has been proven to be beneficial to the health in terms of a lesser chance of chronic illness and a lower mortality...

HOUSTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), a nutritional ingredient company and the nation's leading vertically integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, today announced that Bret Scholtes, the Company's President & Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Janney Consumer Conference on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET in Boston, MA. The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live, and a...