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Producer Spotlight
Nelson Crab Inc.
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Dear Friends and Partners,
It's shaping up to be a busy spring for FishChoice.com. We attended the Seafood Choices Alliance annual Seafood Summit in Paris where over 640 delegates from 47 countries gathered to discuss the current sustainability challenges facing the seafood industry and conservation community.
At the summit FishChoice met with NGO leaders to discuss ways to fine tune FishChoice.com to make the environmental information and recommendations more robust and easily actionable. FishChoice also connected with leading distributors, including those listed on FishChoice.com, such as Santa Monica Seafood and Seattle Fish of Denver. They also provided winning recommendations and ideas for the future of FishChoice.com.
Next on the horizon is The Boston Seafood Show held March 14-16. FishChoice.com will be exhibiting as part of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions in Booth 275. Come and say hello and view a FREE demo of FishChoice.com.
Warmest Regards,
Richard Boot
President, FishChoice.com
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Producer Spotlight
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Producer Spotlight - Nelson Crab Inc.
Founded in 1934 by Herb Nelson and his crab fishing sons, Nelson Crab, Inc. was the first crab cannery established on the West Coast. Today, this family-owned business is run by Kristi Nelson, the third generation to run the cannery, which is located on Washington's coast in the fishing village of Tokeland.
 Nelson's fishing fleet, which includes families that have been fishing for the cannery for three and four generations, deliver albacore and Dungeness crab from the rich waters of the North Pacific, where the region's well-managed fisheries yield abundant catches.
Because Nelson Crab is located on pristine Willapa Bay, home to the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, the company is acutely aware of the need to be good environmental stewards. The company's two primary products, albacore tuna and Dungeness crab, come from fisheries that are rated a "Best Choice" by the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Nelson Crab has built its reputation on taking the extra time and effort to produce only the best, all-natural seafood. The cannery processes Dungeness crab almost year-round, typically from November to September. Nelson is well known for its hand-picked fresh crabmeat, which is sold primarily to foodservice accounts. The company ships crabmeat overnight to white tablecloth restaurants and seafood distributors around the country. Nelson Crab also produces, fresh whole cooked crab and brine frozen whole cooks and sections, which are offered primarily to retail accounts.
The company also produces hand-packed canned tuna, from troll-caught albacore landed by local fishermen. This product is also all natural and because it is processed from raw tuna, it is only cooked once, unlike imported canned tuna, which is cooked twice. Nelson Crab is a proud supplier to Whole Foods Markets, which supports small family-owned businesses, which are critical to the economic health of small coastal communities like Tokeland.
Nelson Crab is committed to offering only the highest-quality, sustainable wild seafoods from the pristine coast of Washington. The company's philosophy is not to be big - just be better.
You can easily contact Nelson crab through FishChoice.com by clicking here.
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Loblaws Presents Customers With an Interesting Tactic to Highlight Endangered Species
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 Loblaws, the largest buyer and seller of seafood in Canada, has pledged to stop purchasing at-risk seafood species and promised to source all of its seafood from sustainable sources by 2013. We applaud their clever marketing of this decision. They are presenting customers with empty trays where endangered fish like Chilean Sea Bass, Skate, and Orange Roughy used to be displayed, and suggesting sustainable alternatives like Pacific Halibut or Sablefish. Register for FishChoice.com to find suppliers for these alternatives.
See full article here.
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FishChoice.com User Update
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FishChoice.com is always working to make our online tool more useful for buyers who are searching for the most sustainable seafood products. We conducted some focus groups in December of 2009 that gave us idea for updates that will give our users better and faster ways to find the products they are looking for.
Look for a local sourcing function and a much simpler format of the sustainability information in the coming months. We will alert you when these changes take effect and give you new ideas to assist you in your search for the most sustainable seafood products.
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