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

- On 21 July, The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry of Indonesia announced a model project integrating seaweed production in varying ecosystems. The project is the first step in supporting momentum in Indonesian seaweed innovation throughout the coast of Indonesia in the Southeast Sulawesi Wakatobi district.  

The

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

- Srimic Exports Pvt. Ltd's shrimp processing plant, headquartered in Colombo City, Sri Lanka, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance reported on 18 July.

Srimic has been working with Shokuyu Co Ltd as a partner processing plant for more than 25

In the 28th week of 2023, average Norwegian salmon prices recorded a slight decline of NOK 0.18 (USD 0.02, EUR 0.02), or 0.2 percent, to NOK 91.01 (USD 9.11, EUR 8.12) compared to the week prior.

Last week, prices increased 3.36 percent, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from Norway. 

In the past four

A new labor deal with a four-year contract has been announced for Canadian shipping port employees, ending a 13-day labor strike.

Around 7,500 dock workers in the ports of Vancouver and Price Rupert belonging to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job on 1 July after failing to come to an agreement on a new contract, according to Reuters.

While both ports have now reopened, the BCMEA said the strike had

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].

 - Paris, France-based insect protein company Ÿnsect has appointed Shankar Krishnamoorthy as its new CEO. Krishnamoorthy will replace Antoine Hubert,  the company's

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

-On 5 July, The Netherlands gave its approval for cultivated meat and seafood products to be tasted in controlled environments, according to Forbes. The Netherlands becomes the first country within the European Union to approve tastings of cell-cultured products - the E.U. does not allow

Norwegian salmon prices bounced back in the 27th week of 2023, rising 3.36 percent from last week. 

The average per-kilogram price for farmed Norwegian Atlantic salmon increased NOK 2.97 (USD 0.29, EUR 0.26) to NOK 91.20 (USD 8.97, EUR 8.09), after rising 5.5 percent last week, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from

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

- The 5,000-mile-wide seaweed blob that has been spreading across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico has shrunk significantly, CNN reported. Scientists at the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab have been keeping close tabs on the seaweed blob and reported it has been reduced by 75 percent,

India, Ecuador, and Indonesia held on to their status as the top three shrimp exporters to the U.S. in NOAA's most recent reporting, covering May 2023.

India sent 47 million pounds, or 21,767 metric tons (MT), of shrimp to the U.S. in May 2023, down from May 2022, when it exported 54 million pounds (24,787 MT). Its year-to-date total is down nearly 15,000 MT from 2022.

Ecuador exported 36 million pounds (16,590 MT) of shrimp to the U.S. in May

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

- The South African Hake Longline Association (SAHLLA) has received a EUR 50,000 (USD 54,000) grant from the MSC Ocean Stewardship Fund to move the fishery closer to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, the fishery announced in a release. 

“The path to MSC certification can