Scallops leading the way to make New Bedford USA's most profitable port.
NEW BEDFORD — Who knew that a silver dollar-sized scallop could provide such bang for a buck? As the most profitable item turned over in the most profitable port in the country, this milk-colored mollusk has almost been solely responsible for the re-birth of New Bedford’s working waterfront since the turn of the century.
This past week, the seafood industry received great news. Lunch and dinner menus across the nation are featuring more protein from the ocean. American's are gobbling it up.
November 2nd - 4th
For 20 years, China Fisheries & Seafood Expo has been helping seafood companies from around the world grow their business in the world’s largest and fastest-growing seafood market. Featuring 30,000 square meters of exhibit space and more than 25,000 visitors from almost 100 countries.
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As published by SeafoodSource
Hats off to our teams for making this happen and many thanks to our loyal customers!
Harvested from pristine North Atlantic waters, our lobster tails are processed and packed with care to ensure the best product from production to delivery. Watch our new video that takes you through the process and explains why our lobster tails provide superior value.
Dogfish never tasted so good
Hundreds of happy visitors sampled our newest way to serve up locally caught fish on menus everywhere!
With warmer weather comes thoughts of lobster bakes, grilling and seafood feasts. Lobster Tails are highly versatile and profitable!
Scallops of course!
Researchers say warmer waters in the Gulf of Maine indicate that lobsters will arrive weeks sooner than usual.
Menus will need to accomodate continued trend of smaller sized scallops.
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Seatrade International Co., LLC (Seatrade) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 66,000 square foot scallop processing facility in New Bedford, MA. The facility is expected to increase capacity and improve efficiencies for the company. Seatrade, combined with its affiliated companies, ranks among the Top 25 North American Seafood Suppliers as published by SeafoodSource.com.
By PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press | 12.28.15 | 8:09 PM
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Many New England lobstermen are still fishing deep into December this year because of unseasonably warm weather and an abundance of the critters, and Maine’s beloved scallops are a little harder to come by as a result.