Consumer Seafood Information
Educational Resources
American Medical Association - Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for PhysiciansIowa State University - Food Safety Project
Michigan State University - Extension Food Safety Education
Seafood Tips and Resources
Seafood Health Facts: Making Smart Choices, Balancing the Benefits and Risks of Seafood ConsumptionNEW
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Sea Grant - Seafood Education
Home Preservation Publications
National Center for Home Food Preservation - U. GeorgiaPurchasing Seafood
ALBACORE TUNA -- A quality guide for off the dock purchasers - OSU*Complete Guide to Fish & Shellfish, Part 1: Buying and Handling - Simply Seafood
Consumer Handling and Seafood Safety - U. of Delaware
Food Information and Seafood Hotline - FDA
How can I avoid seafood economic fraud? - FDA
How can you select safe seafood? - FDA
How can you spot a safe seafood seller? - FDA
How much should I buy? - U. Delaware
Purchasing Seafood is Easy - NMFS
Seafood Selection Guide - NMFS
Seafood Selection Pocket Guide - NFI
Recipes
Seafood and Health Information
AboutSeafood.com - Nutrition and Health - NFIThe American Council on Science and Health, Inc.
Blonz Guide to Nutrition, Food Science and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Combined Health Information Database (produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources)
Communicating Risk-Risk to the Public: The Case of the Health Benefits and Risks from Eating Seafood, a Ceres® White Paper*, 21 p. - Center for Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Policy, University of Maryland - College Park
Eating Fish:
Health Benefits and Risks, by J.M. Torpy, C. Lynm, and R.M. Glass (JAMA
Patient Page) - JAMA. 2006:296:1926
Environmental Contaminants Information
Fish Intake,
Contaminants, and Human Health, Evaluating the Risks and the Benefits, D.
Mozaffarian and E. B. Rimm - JAMA. 2006;296:1885-1899
Fish, Mercury and Nutrition: The Net Effects - Energy & Environmental
Research Ctr.NEW
Food Allergy Network
Omega-3 and Omega-6 Eicosanoid Information (Dr. Bill Lands) - NIH
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Therapy (Dr. W. Elaine
Hardman) [PowerPoint] - Marshall U. School of Medicine
Nutrition & Health - National Fisheries Institute
PubMed (a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
Seafood and Health Alliance Conference
Seafood and Health Alliance Conference (NMFS summary of
12/6/05)*
Seafood and Health Alliance Conference (NMFS summary of
12/8/05)*
Seafood and Health in the News - NOAA Fisheries
Seafood Choices: Balancing
Benefits and Risks – Report - Institute of Medicine
Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks - Report Brief*, 8 p. -
Institute of Medicine
Vibrio vulnificus Information (a web site for healthcare
professionals)
Video Clips on Experts
Discussing Seafood and Health - Seafood Services Australia
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
Seafood Preparation
BC Salmon Marketing Council - Preparation TipsBuilding a Small Crab Cooker for Home Use* 2 p. - OSU
Catching, Cleaning, and Cooking Bay Crabs (1998)* 4 p. - OSU
Coming to Grips with a Crab (1987)* 6 p. - UW
Food Safety and Food Information Hotline - US FDA
National Sea Grant Library
Squid - An Underutilized Species* 10 p. - Virginia Tech
Seafood Quality
A Pocket Guide to Care and Handling of Fish from Stream to Table - North Dakota State U.Consumer Guide to Handling and Storage - U. Delaware
Consumer Tips For Purchasing High Quality Seafood - UC Davis
Finfish Facts (includes images) - U. Delaware
Fresh Seafood - U. Delaware
Frozen Seafood - U. Delaware
Handling Sportcaught Fish - OSU
How can you figure out if the fish is fresh? - FDA
Safe Handling of Fish - U. Minn.
Shellfish Facts (includes images) - U. Delaware
Why Seafood Spoils - UC Davis
Seafood Safety Information
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An Expectant Mother's Guide to Eating Minnesota Fish* - 5 pp. - Minn. Dept. of Health
Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality (by H. Huss, L. Ababouch and L. Gram), FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 444 (2003) - FAO
Critical Steps Towards Safer Seafood - US FDA
"Eat Fish That's Been Thoroughly Cooked" (Important Health Information for People with Diabetes Mellitus) - FDA
Eating raw finfish: Risks and benefits? - U. Delaware
Farmed or wild: Both types of salmon taste good and are
good for you by Tom and Olin*, 3 p. (2010) - GAA
Federal Food Safety Information Hotlines
Fish Consumption Advisories - US EPA
Fish Consumption Advisory Program - Minn. Dept. of Health
Fish Health in the Chesapeake Bay - Harmful Algal Blooms - U. Maryland
Food Facts - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Safety Information
Food Security Information
Fresh and Frozen Seafood, Selecting and Serving It Safely PDF version, 16 p. (3 MB)
- US FDA
Interim Melamine and Analogues Safety/Risk Assessment (May 2007) - US FDA
Is Our Seafood Safe to Eat* 2 p. - NCSU
ISO Standards Big Catch for Seafood Industry, S. Wilson - FoodQuality.com
Mercury Information
Parasites in Marine Fishes: Questions and Answers for Seafood Retailers* - Oregon State U.
Persistent Toxic Chemicals of Human Health Concern in Fish from San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento River, CA - SFEI
Recreational Seafood Safety - A Guide for Marine Recreational Fishing - U. Florida
Safe Seafood: From Water to Table* - NFI
Seafood...Safe Food: Handy Seafood Safety Tips* - Rutgers U.
Seafood Safety
Seafood Safety Links - VIMS
Seafood Safety - Simple Solutions to Handling Seafood Safely* 2 p. - NMFS
Seafood Safety: What Consumers Need to Know* - U. Delaware and U. Alaska
Shellfish Education - ISSC
Sport Fish Consumption Advisories* - CA OEHHA
Storage
Complete Guide to Fish & Shellfish, Part 1: Buying and Handling - Simply SeafoodConsumer Advice - FDA
Consumer Guide to Safe Seafood Handling* 12 p. - U. Delaware
Food Storage Information - FMI
Storing Your Seafood - NMFS-SIP
Also see Home Preservation Publications
Sustainable Seafood Information
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute - Sustainability ProgramCalifornia Finfish Management Project - CDFGNEW
California Management of Commercial Invertebrate Fisheries - CDFGNEW
California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report (2001) - CDFG
Caribbean Fishery Management Council - NOAA
Checklist for Fisheries Resource Management Issues Seen from the Perspective of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, FAO Fisheries Circular No. 917 FIRM/C917 (1996)* 22 p. - FAO
The Facts About Seafood Sustainability - NFI*
FishWatch, U.S. Seafood Facts - NOAA
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Act
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (provides for the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other purposes) - NOAA
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
New England Fishery Management Council - NOAA
North Pacific Fishery Management Council - NOAA
Office of Sustainable Fisheries - NOAA
Pacific Coast Fisheries Information Network - Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Pacific Fishery Management Council - NOAA
Recreational Fishing Services Team - Pacific - NOAA
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
U.S. Ocean Commission Policy (2004)
URI Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council - NOAA
Miscellaneous Consumer Information
AboutSeafood.com - National Fisheries InstituteBlonz Guide to Nutrition, Food Science and Health
Commercially Farmed and Wild-Caught Salmon, Bon Appétit!* 6 p.- UC Davis
The Epicurious Dictionary
Food and Health - U. of Minnesota
The Food Resource - Oregon State U.
Seafood Festivals - in the search box, enter: "seafood"
Simply Seafood.com
Spectacular Seafood, a Manual for Family and Consumer Science Teachers (1999, Compiled by T. Stivers)* 91 p. - U. of GA Marine Extension Service and GA Sea Grant College Program
Sustainable Seafood Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service - Seafood Selection Guide
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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