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Virginia Is For Oyster Lovers!
July 19, 2024
While Virginia Oyster Month might be in November Virginia Oyster Season is a year-round event! Virginia’s Oyster is regularly among the top ten species in annual landings for the state … More
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Happy 4th of July from the VMPB!
July 1, 2024
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Virginia Seafood! Let us help take the stress over what to serve this year at your holiday barbeque. Thanks to Virginia’s commercial watermen and … More
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CELEBRATE NATIONAL CATFISH DAY WITH THE VMPB!
June 25, 2024
Today is National Catfish Day and the VMPB would like to highlight a relatively new member of the Virginia Seafood industry, the Wild Caught Blue Catfish. The Blue Catfish is … More
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VIRGINIA SEAFOOD IS READY FOR SUMMER!
June 21, 2024
As we move into a summer filled with seafood festivals, fish frys, and crab picking lets take a moment to appreciate Virginia’s commercial watermen and women who contribute to making … More
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Undercurrent News Highlights VMPB & Blue Catfish!
May 31, 2024
Mike Hutt from the VMPB was recently interviewed by Undercurrent News about the Blue Catfish plaguing the Chesapeake Bay. During Seafood Expo Global the VMPB highlighted Wild Caught Blue Catfish … More
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Sign Up for the Virginia Tech Seafood Traceability Summit on May 3rd!
April 5, 2024
The Virginia Tech Seafood AREC will be hosting a summit on May 3rd to discuss seafood tracability at the Newport News Virginia Tech Center. Below are links to register and … More
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Virginia Oysters Are Still Delicious & Plentiful!
February 21, 2024
There’s a lot to love about Virginia Oysters! As of 2021 Virginia still leads the east cost in oyster production and it is looking to be another strong oyster harvest … More