Bureaus and Offices
Division of Marketing and Development
Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing
The Collins Building
Innovation Park
2051 East Dirac Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32310-3760
Martin May, Bureau Chief
Telephone:
(850) 617-7280
Fax:
(850) 617-7281
The Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing provides information to the Florida seafood and aquaculture industry to help buy, sell and market Florida seafood and aquaculture products. The bureau produces educational materials for consumers. It also provides promotional materials, supplier directories, and training for retailers, foodservice, wholesalers, processors, fishermen and aquaculturists. The bureau provides public relations to the media on behalf of the seafood, aquaculture and marine life industries, including electronic marketing programs, identifying U.S. and international buying and selling operations, and assisting and promoting Florida industry through the distribution of recipe brochures and educational materials to visitors at seafood festivals and industry trade events.
- Programs and Initiatives:
- Aquarium Fish
- Commercial Seafood Fishing Season Advisories
- Discover Florida Aquaculture
- Eating Oysters: A Health Advisory
- Financial Assistance
- Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign (FAPC), "Fresh From Florida"
- Florida's Waterfront Communities and Fishing Heritage
- Handling and Serving Oysters
- Learn About Seafood
- Menu Item Misrepresentation and Product Substitution
- Florida Seafood and Aquaculture Facts and Statistics
- Seafood Festivals
- Seafood Mislabeling, Substitution and Weight Misrepresentation
- Seafood Products
- Seafood "How To" Tips (Shopping, Storing, Preparing, Cooking)
- Seafood Retail Markets
- Seafood Restaurants
- "Seafood to Schools" Program
- Selling Florida Seafood to Military Commissaries
- Trade Leads
- View and Order Retail Display Materials
