In terms of fishing, there's a little something for everyone regardless of the time of the year. So what's best during the early summer period since commercial red snapper fishing has been reduced to two fish per person? In the mix will be blacktip, bulls, spinners and thrasher sharks feeding behind working shrimp boats in between Ship Island and the north end of Chandeleur. This fishing, as exciting as it can be, requires heavy tackle, strong backs for fighting and brute strength because...

NST Online Columns 2007/06/09 JOHAN JAAFFAR: Go after the black sheep, not the whole food industry By : Johan Jaaffar Email to friend Print article WE have heard these horror stories before poultry farmers using cancer-causing drugs to hasten the growth of chickens. NST Online Columns 2007/06/09 JOHAN JAAFFAR: Go after the black sheep, not the whole food industry By : Johan Jaaffar Email to friend Print article WE have heard these horror stories before poultry farmers using cancer-causing...

There are other game fish to be caught, such as vermilion snapper, grouper and trigger fish, and later in the season, kingfish, amberjack, ling and dolphin fish. The company charges $100 a day per angler for a charter fishing trip, and anglers are sometimes hesitant to pony up that much money for so little reward, she said. With the changes, fish numbers should begin going up by 2009, and by 2013, allowable catches could be raised and the season lengthened again, he said. The short-term...

Question: Tuna fish salad sandwiches used to taste very good, when one used oil-packed tuna and Hellman's mayo. Maybe the things haven't really changed that much, although with mass production, and even mass agriculture, things indeed have undergone some inevitable metamorphoses. Have you any suggestions or recipe for water-packed tuna salad with low-fat mayo? I'd be very appreciative and so would my husband who has adapted to no-salt without a murmur. What with low- or no-fat mayo and...

Studies carried out into the sustainability of the stock prompted calls for a new management structure to deal with fishing of the slow-maturing species. The thriving daily fish market, selling an average of almost 500 tons a week, was reduced to opening for just two days and providing fewer than 100 tons a week. Reprieve for a fishing 'ghost town' Scientists researching the deep-sea giant, which became fashionable after finding favour with celebrity chefs, said the species was in danger...

The shrimp industry has struggled in the last decade because of rising fuel rates and increased competition from overseas producers and shrimp farms. Under the council s new rules, shrimpers must cut the amount of bycatch or other fish they inadvertently catch in their shrimping nets by 74 percent from their average in past seasons. In addition, the council reduced the recreational catch limit for red snapper from four to two fish per person and cut the overall catch limit for all...