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Tag Archives: Seafood
UF report: collapse of oyster industry due to drought, salinity
By Virginia Hamrick and Donna Green-Townsend on April 26th, 2013 | Last updated: April 26, 2013 at 5:10 pm
A University of Florida team dedicated to researching the recent decline of oysters in Florida have discovered that the shortage is not due to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Rather, the decline, which is affecting many fishermen and those involved in the industry, is due to drought and high salinity in the waters.
One-third of fish sold are not what they seem
By Andrew V. Pestano and Shaneece Dixon on February 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: February 24, 2013 at 8:16 am
Fraudulent fish have been flooding the markets as a new study reveals fishy behavior by retail outlets.
University researchers say seafood safe 2 years after BP oil spill in the Gulf
By Front Page Edition on April 19th, 2012 | Last updated: October 3, 2012 at 11:52 am
By Chip Skambis – WUFT-FM Two-years after the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, how safe is seafood from the Gulf of Mexico? Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with University of Florida Food Science Professor and [...]
