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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].

-Cecile Myrseth (pictured) has been appointed Norway’s fisheries minister on 16 October, replacing Bjørnar Skjæran. 

Myrseth will be responsible for

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

-New York City, New York, U.S.A.-based Acme Smoked Fish has sent out a call for proposals for its second annual Seafood Industry Climate Awards.

The awards have increased from last year’s USD 40,000 (EUR 37,854) to USD 70,000 (EUR 66,244) this year for each winner. The grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has signed a USD 776,210 (EUR 733,970) cooperative agreement with the U.S. state of Maine to fund school-issued meal programs.

Funds for the programs will go toward purchasing nutritious, local foods to boost student health and build new relationships between schools and local farmers, the USDA stated in a release on 26 September.

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) will collaborate closely with the

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

-OCEANIUM has received a USD 2.6 million (EUR 2.4 million) investment to scale and commercialize its seaweed-processing operations. 

On 14 September, the Oban, Scotland-based seaweed startup announced the investment, which was led by investing group Builders Vision and will be finalized this fall.

“OCEANIUM is about

The latest report from the Nasdaq Salmon Index indicates the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway rose by NOK 0.92 (USD 0.01, EUR 0.01) over the past week. 

Over the past 12 weeks, Norwegian salmon prices have declined 6.52 percent overall. But over the past month, they're up by almost 8 percent, including a 1 percent incline in the past week, index, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price

Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based Advanced Food Systems recently announced the release of its TenderBite Marinades product line, comprising a blend of spices and herbs specifically designed for seafood and meat to soak up flavor and maintain a juicy tendency upon cooking.

The marinades, the company said, offer meat and seafood manufacturers a unique binding matrix to trap moisture and natural juices in products before cooking. TenderBite also

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

-The inaugural Alternative Proteins Global (APG) conference took place in Sydney, Australia, on 31 August, hosting professionals across the Australian plant-based analog sector, and Boldly Foods CEO and Founder Allen Zelden (pictured) shared the challenges and opportunities the global

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].

- Carolina Nascimento (pictured) has joined the sales team at Seattle Washington, U.S.A.-based American Seafoods. Nascimento is located in São Paulo, Brazil, and will work

U.S. imports have been increasing month over month since February, and according to Descartes Systems Group, were up again in September. 

Approximately 39.3 percent of total exports to the U.S. were from China, up 4.2 percent from August. The September import figure reached the highest monthly total since August 2022. 

According to Descartes, the U.S. imported 2.2 million 20-foot units in September, up 0.3 percent from August, and up

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].

- Torstein Klokk Pettersen  (pictured) has been appointed chief financial officer at Insula-owned First Seafood, according to a LinkedIn post from the Insula-owned firm.