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Inside This Issue SFB Staff and Contributors Departments 6 News Recap 12 Throw Backs 16 Market Report 18 Retail Report holiday seafood 20 Trade Tracker 39 Product Update 46 People in the News 46 Advertiser Index 47 Seafood Classifieds 48 6 Columns 4 Editor's Note 5 Point of View Jim Harmon, SeaShare 48 NetWorking Bob Chinn, Bob Chinn's Crab House ON THE COVER Seafood retailers in emerging markets like China offer traditional species in addition to more expensive, imported products as its middle class grows. Photo by fotoVoyager Go online to receive FREE News at or email editor@seafoodsource.com SEAFOOD BUSINESS (ISSN 0889 3217), September 2012, Vol. 31, No. 9, is published monthly by Diversified Business Communications of 121 Free St., Portland, ME 04101; P.O. Box 7438, Portland, ME 04112-7438. SUBSCRIPTIONS: In the United States, $57 per year. In Canada, $69 per year. In all other countries, $99 per year, air mail only. For subscription information, call (978) 671-0444. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, Maine, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SeaFood Business, P.O. Box 1741, Lowell, MA 01853. Canada Post International Publications Mail product (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 40028984, SeaFood Business. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to Circulation Dept. or DPGM, 4960-2 Walker Road, Windsor, ON N9A 6J3. Printed in U.S.A. From time to time, we make your name and address available to other companies whose products and services may interest you. If you prefer not to receive such mailings, please send a copy of your mailing label to SeaFood Business' Mailing Preference Service, P.O. Box 7438, Portland, ME 04112-7438. 2 SeaFood Business September 2012 Join us... Q Our newest contributing editor Anthony Fletcher is a freelance journalist who lives in Belgium with his wife and two children. When not writing about the food industry, Fletcher, originally from Scotland, enjoys playing guitar and discovering new types of Belgian beer. 39 Q Senior Editor James Wright joined the SeaFood Business staff in 2005. He writes the monthly NetWorking interview on the back page and contributes to the Going Green section when he's not writing Top Story. Jamie lives in Maine and during his August vacation he and his wife Meaghan hiked the Bold Coast trail east of the tiny lobster town of Cutler, near the Canadian border. "You can't get any more Downeast than that," he says. This month's cover feature explores the possibilities and pitfalls of targeting emerging markets like the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) bloc that's seeking greater influence over global financial matters. Their increased purchasing power and growing middle class populations make them attractive seafood export markets. "Having spoken with several seafood exporters, both in the United States and abroad, I gained a greater appreciation for the risks they take in exploring new trade channels," Wright says. "Even though seafood has long been a well-travelled commodity, the path from here to there is rarely without obstacles." Q Lisa Duchene, contributing ediitor and co-author of our monthly Going Green feature, writes about eco-business, nature education for youth and her own adventures in nature from her home in Bellefonte, Pa. She was senior editor of SeaFood Business from 2000 to 2005, and wrote a feature on sustainability that was recognized by American Business Media.