To keep up to date with movement and job shifts across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of the latest industry job moves.
- Steve Murrells has been named CEO of U.K.-based food supplier Hilton Food, This Money UK reports. Prior to joining Hilton, Murrells worked as the CEO of The Co-op for almost a decade, according to his LinkedIn.
- Shrimp genetics company American Penaeid, headquartered in Saint
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Prices for Norwegian salmon have dipped an average of NOK 7.16 (USD 0.69, EUR 0.63) week-on-week, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index.
The weighted average index of weekly sales prices and volumes of fresh Atlantic superior salmon, head-on gutted – reported by a panel of Norwegian salmon exporters and salmon producers – found the average per-kilogram price of Norwegian salmon had backtracked to NOK 111.24 (USD 10.66, EUR 9.77)
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To keep up to date with movement and job shifts across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a weekly round-up of the latest industry job moves.
-Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on 29 March, Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) Executive Director Julie Decker and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s (ASMI) Senior Director of Global Marketing and Strategy Hannah Lindoff have joined GSA's board of directors.
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In July 2022, the seafood industry got its first taste of what increasing consumer and regulatory attention on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals could deliver after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found detectable levels of the chemicals in 3.75-ounce cans of Bumble Bee Smoked Clams.
As a result of the testing, Bumble Bee and then Crown Prince were forced to issue recalls. That caught the attention of Sea Watch
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German fiber and hydrocolloid specialist J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS) has purchased French biomarine ingredients company and seaweed producer Algaia SA.
The sale, effective 22 March 2023, transferred 100 percent of Algaia’s share capital to JRS. Both companies harvest and process seaweed along the Atlantic coast of Brittany, France, in some of the largest seaweed fields in Europe.
Oghma Partners operated as the exclusive
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Zurich, Switzerland-based Regal Springs Tilapia returned to Seafood Expo North America (SENA), which ran from 12 to 14 March, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, to expand its international market prospects.
It marked Regal Springs’ first seafood expo appearance since the pandemic, and the first show for Todd Raasch since he was appointed the company's U.S. managing director of seafood, after starting with the company as director of North
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A huge belt of sargassum, a seaweed that originates in the Sargasso Sea, is anticipated to wash up on shores in Florida, states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean islands this summer.
A report by the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab determined that more than 24 million metric tons of sargassum has collected in the Atlantic as of June 2022, one of the largest amounts in history. USA today reports
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling bags of Day-Lee Foods Frozen Pre-Fried Tempura Shrimp over concerns of the product containing undeclared egg.
The recall, issued 21 March, covers the Santa Fe Springs, California, U.S.A.-based company’s three-kilogram bags of shrimp, which were sold to hotels, restaurants, and institutions in British Columbia, Canada.
The company has recalled products with UPC label
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The Nature Conservancy and The Pew Charitable Trusts announced its Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) project has received USD 6.3 million (EUR 5.8 million) in additional funding.
SOAR aims to restore coastal ecosystems, foster a thriving aquaculture industry, and increase diversity and equity within the oyster aquaculture industry. The new funding builds upon the initial USD 5 million (EUR 4.6 million) phase one of the SOAR
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The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs raided seven warehouses in Navotas City, the Philippines on 17 March, discovering approximately PHP 120 million ( USD 2.2 million, EUR 2 million) worth of suspected smuggled frozen seafood and poultry.
According to the Philippine News Agency, the frozen seafood was smuggled from China, and the smuggled poultry came from Brazil, Australia, the U.S., and Russia.
The Philippines Bureau of Customs said
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