Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

Associate Editor

Bhavana Scalia-Bruce is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. She attended the University of Maine studying journalism and Spanish. Before joining the SeafoodSource team, Bhavana worked for DownEast magazine as an editorial intern, as well as a columnist and business manager for UMaine’s student award-winning newspaper, the Maine Campus.

Published on
September 25, 2023

SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.

Loryma wheat ingredient company announced the debut of its tuna analog, sourced from wheat-based ingredients, described as a “canned tuna alternative."

The Zwingenberg, Germany-based company announced the development of “several application recipes” for its tuna analog,

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Published on
September 25, 2023

SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.

- Atlantic Sea Farms was awarded a NEXTY Award for its Spicy Gochujang Seaweed Salad product, the company announced on 21 September

The Biddeford, Maine U.S.A.-based seaweed-farming company was recognized for having the Best New Plant-Focused Product for its newest kelp-based fermented condiment. 

“As always,

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Published on
September 22, 2023

To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

- Paul Jewer (pictured) has been appointed as the interim CEO of High Liner Foods following the resignation of Rod Hepponstall.

Jewer will take over leadership of the

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Published on
September 21, 2023

An expected rebound in global shipping traffic has stalled, with manufacturers and distributors still struggling to reduce inventories stockpiled during the peak of consumer demand for goods during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Global freight flows have not significantly recovered from the significant freight downturn that began in the middle of 2022, and the nine largest ports in the U.S. each recorded their lowest summer traffic since 2017, according

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Published on
September 21, 2023

Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based wholesale import and purveying company De Medici – a subsidiary of specialty food importer Atalanta Corporation – has introduced three new tinned seafood products.

The new products from De Medici, which offers a variety of foods from Italy, Spain, France, Argentina, and the U.S., include canned small sardines in olive oil, smoked mussels, and a tinned tapas kit. 

Released in partnership with

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Published on
September 20, 2023

Norwegian salmon prices are on the rise again.

According to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway rose to NOK 73.85 (USD 6.90, EUR 6.44), up NOK 1.89 (USD 0.18, EUR 0.16), up 2.63 percent, over the past week. 

The Nasdaq index provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from Norway. 

In week 37 of 2023, Norway

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Published on
September 19, 2023

SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives and certifications.

-On 13 September, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) reported the Baku-based Azerbaijan Fish Farm has achieved Best Aquaculture Certification certification for caviar production and sturgeon breeding.  

“We applaud Azerbaijan Fish Farm for becoming

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Published on
September 19, 2023

The U.S. state of Maine has the potential to build a sustainable blue economy and create opportunities across its expansive coastline, but according to Bowdoin College Schiller Coastal Studies Center Director Holly Parker, this requires innovators who can extend their message beyond the “echo chamber” the seafood industry too often becomes.

At the 2023 Seagriculture U.S.A. conference, which took place in Portland, Maine, U.S.A. for

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Published on
September 18, 2023

SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.

- UPSIDE Foods announced has selected Glenview, Illinois, U.S.A. as the location for its first commercial-scale cultivated meat plant. Its “Rubicon” will cover 187,000 square feet once built, the company said 14 September.

In June, the Berkeley, California U.S.A.-based company

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Published on
September 15, 2023

Pet treat company Snif-Snax, a Miami, Florida, U.S.A.-based company that creates pet treats using Scottish salmon as its leading ingredient, has received the 2023 Natural Dog Treat Product of the Year award from the Pet Independent Innovation Awards.

Snif-Snax specializes in limited-ingredient, all-natural dog treats, featuring non-GMO ingredients and high levels of omega-3s. 

“Omega oils are an incredible benefit to a dog’s

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