Seafood economy

Feds Fine Harnett County Seafood Processor $100K For Mislabeling Shrimp

By • Aug 13, 2015
An image of a shrimp on a fork
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A federal court has sentenced a Harnett County seafood processor for mislabeling  imported farm-raised shrimp. Alphin Brothers Incorporated faces a $100,000 fine and three years probation for falsely marketing 25,000 pounds of shrimp as wild-caught in the U.S.

Fighting For Local Seafood

By & • Jun 5, 2015
Image of Eddie Willis, who is a fourth-generation fisherman. He is the founder of a community supported fishery called Core Sound Seafood.
John Day

The United States controls more ocean than any other country in the world, but more than 85 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported.