Acadiana Table (acadianatable.com), the award-winning food blog by writer George Graham from Lafayette, Louisiana, has launched a Boat-To-Table series of online stories and videos focused on the Louisiana seafood industry. In partnership with Louisiana Direct Seafood, a nonprofit program of…
In an effort to improve the economic sustainability of the State’s seafood industry in light of COVID-19, the Louisiana Direct Seafood initiative is adding a wholesale directory to its website (LouisianaDirectSeafood.com/wholesale). Originally developed to help coastal fishermen and processors connect…
Shrimp is the top seafood consumed in the United States. In 2018, Louisiana landed 97 million lbs. of shrimp with a dockside value more than $120 million, which was 33% of all shrimp caught in the U.S. However, the shrimp…
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) offices throughout the state will be closed to the public indefinitely beginning Tuesday, March 17. To alleviate any additional public burden, LDWF is providing the public alternatives to process applications via mail, email…
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG), and the LSU AgCenter will be hosting the Louisiana Fisheries Forward (LFF) Summit. The event will take place at the…
Please enjoy this one-minute video recap of the January 30 Seafood Processor's Conference, held at LSU's Baton Rouge Campus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FVUlPg8QTk
On January 31, Louisiana Direct Seafood's Thomas Hymel spoke with New Orleans' WVUE-TV about the seafood packaging and processing technologies he and his team are helping to bring to Louisiana's commercial fishermen: http://www.fox8live.com/video/2019/01/31/technology-helps-provide-louisiana-seafood-all-year-long/
Louisiana Direct Seafood and our allied partners are taking the lead in bringing new packaging technology to Louisiana's commercial fishing community. Our director and Louisiana Sea Grant extension agent Thomas Hymel tells this exciting story in his January 30 interview…
The Port of Delcambre and Louisiana Direct Seafood (LDS) have partnered to take Delcambre’s monthly seafood and farmers’ market offerings from the dock to web browsers this summer. A variety of seafood items for consumers to purchase from the comfort of…
Louisiana Fisheries Forward will host a Fisheries Update Meeting on November 29, 10:30 am – 12 pm at the LDWF Bourg Office, 468 Texas Gulf Rd., Bourg, LA 70343. NOAA TEDs training specialists and LDWF and Louisiana Sea Grant staff…
