Wild Edibles Seafood Update

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

Today we would like to respond to the issue being raised regarding the abundance of small scallops.  Sea scallop surveys are finding a drop in biomass in the mid-Atlantic states, in large part due to the now-depleted status of the Elephant Trunk Area of New Jersey and Delaware as well as a overall depletion in the region in general.  This area is responsible for the bulk amount of our nation's scallops.  A true U-10 scallop can take up to 7 years to reach their desired size.  Due to fishing practices of dredging many areas have been closed to allow stocks to recover. 

 

In fishing news lately New England Fisherman have been outraged at federal regulators for overstating different fishing "crisis".  Regulators have set strict guidelines and catch limits for species that may not be in danger according to fisherman.  At the heart of this argument are the scallop beds off of Georges Banks.  Scallop fisherman have been itching to get there hands on these bed's that have been closed since 1994.  Further enraging fisherman this week was a study released by researchers from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth regarding the Georges Bank.  The study found that scallops have grown "to fat" and are dying because of overcrowding.  Stocks have grown back and are falling victim to fisherman's inability to harvest.  This highlights the need for federal regulators to reexamine fishing quotas, especially in the east coast.  We wanted to stress that across the eastern seaboard true u-10 scallops are proving harder to get, Hopefully in upcoming months we will see some new regulations and more abundant scallops. 

 

We have some great Wild Striped Bass, Portuguese Sardines, East Coast Halibut, North Carolina Swordfish, Pacific Escolar, and Wahoo. 

 

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