Eastern Shore seafood companies say potential crab import bans could threaten jobs, supply chains
Seafood companies say the rule would cut off 98% of pasteurized crabmeat sold in U.S. stores and restaurants, according to the National Fisheries Institute.
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Eastern Shore seafood companies say potential crab import bans could threaten jobs, supply chains
A coalition of seafood companies including several local businesses filed a federal lawsuit challenging new federal seafood import restrictions that they say could devastate crab processing operations on the Eastern Shore and disrupt the nation’s crab supply chain.
NOAA Crabmeat Ban Could Hit Maryland Restaurants Hard
Maryland diners love to eat blue crabs, crustaceans native to the Chesapeake Bay that have been a culinary favorite in the region for centuries. But a federal effort to restrict imported crabmeat has sparked a legal fight that could disrupt supply, drive up prices and reshape the seafood industry. The fight has also exposed a little-known fact to anyone outside of the seafood industry: Almost all “pasteurized” crabmeat purchased in grocery store…
Can Md. remain the 'crab capital' if consumers can’t buy crabmeat?
By: Ellen Isaacson Capital News Service Maryland diners love to eat blue crabs, crustaceans native to the Chesapeake Bay that have been a culinary favorite in the region for centuries. But a federal effort to restrict imported crabmeat has sparked a legal fight that could disrupt supply, drive up prices and reshape the seafood industry. The fight has also exposed a little-known fact to anyone outside of the seafood industry: Almost all “pasteuri…
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