Steve Otwell wins Lifetime Achievement Award for Seafood Safety Work
Steve Otwell, a Florida Sea Grant seafood specialist emeritus has been awarded the Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference 2015 Lifetime Achievement award.
Steve Otwell, a Florida Sea Grant seafood specialist emeritus has been awarded the Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference 2015 Lifetime Achievement award.
Grouper is one of Florida’s most valuable commercial fisheries. In 2011 over 6.9 million pounds were landed in the state with an estimated dockside value of over $19 million. However,because of its economic value, popularity among consumers, and limited supply, grouper has been the target of species substitution and mislabeling by some wholesalers, restaurants, and…