Seafood Supply Chains Jump 'Sideways' To Avoid Gulf Oil Issues.

July 1, 2010

by Michael Hill, Associated Press Writer

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — At the Carioto Produce and Seafood warehouse, shrimp from India and Vietnam stock the freezer, while a refrigerated aisle is stacked with bags of clams from Rhode Island, cockles from New Zealand, a fresh 5-pound fillet of lane snapper from Nicaragua and mahi-mahi from Ecuador.

The Gulf may be soiled with oil, but Al Hecker, Carioto's seafood specialist, has had little trouble getting what he needs in a global market — even for Gulf staples like snapper and mahi-mahi.

"My supply hasn't diminished, I've just stepped sideways," says Hecker.   Read the rest of the story.