Chris Chase is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. Previously, he worked covering local issues at the Coastal Journal in Bath, Maine, where he won multiple awards from the Maine Press Association for his news coverage and food reviews. Chris is a graduate of the University of Maine, and got his start in writing by serving as a reporter and later the State Editor of The Maine Campus, an award-winning campus newspaper.
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A rift forming between federal and provincial fishery authorities in Canada has continued to deepen, as the two groups clashed at a recent meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM).
Newfoundland Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture Gerry Byrne, in a statement issued after the CCFAM meeting, said discussions on provincial priorities collapsed. According to Byrne, a proposal supported by all 13
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A study recently published in the academic journal Ocean Sustainability has found that the U.S. is capable of achieving seafood independence and could shift away from its current reliance on imports.
The study, “Seafood independence is within reach: A multi-scale assessment of seafood self-reliance in the United States,” examined the country's seafood supply chain and consumption habits over a span of 50 years. It found that
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