Crab Fraud Concerning Local Fishermen, Researchers Turn to DNA Testing to Protect Crabbing Industry

Last fall, a Hampton Roads seafood processor pleaded guilty to mislabeling millions of dollars of foreign crab meat as Chesapeake Blue Crab. The federal investigation found James Casey falsely labeled and sold almost 400,000 pounds of crab meat after mixing local crab with crab from Asia, Central America, and South America. Researchers said this case … Continue reading Crab Fraud Concerning Local Fishermen, Researchers Turn to DNA Testing to Protect Crabbing Industry