Madelyn Kearns

Madelyn Kearns

Editor

Madelyn Kearns is the Portland, Maine-based editor of SeafoodSource. Before diving into seafood writing, editing, and infographic-designing, she was the associate editor for an online publication geared toward small to mid-sized practice physicians, Medical Practice Insider. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Maine, where she served as a columnist and the opinion editor for the university's paper, The Maine Campus, and won a Grady Award in Creative Writing for her poetry.

Published on
June 22, 2021

Effective 1 July, former Mowi Scotland managing director Alan Sutherland will be joining netting and ropes manufacturer Garware Technical Fibres as its new country manager for Scotland …

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Published on
June 17, 2021

Leknes, Norway-based feed producer STIM and its sister company ACD Pharma have identified bacteriophages capable of efficiently killing Moritella viscosa, a bacteria known to cause winter ulcers in farmed fish along the Norwegian coast …

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Published on
June 15, 2021

After years of development, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched a new feed standard on Tuesday, 15 June, seeking to “tackle one of biggest threats to aquaculture’s reputation.”

Recognizing that “unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed-supply chain risk undoing the positive impact of the farming industry,” ASC's new standards requires feed mills to meet a series of

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Published on
June 10, 2021

Biotechnology company ViAqua Therapeutics announced that its recently-completed 4.3 million (EUR 3.5 million) funding round will be used to support the commercialization of its first product dedicated to improving shrimp health …

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May 28, 2021

Nordic seafood investor Bluefront Equity has become the majority owner of Redox AS, an aquaculture technology developer specializing in fish welfare and biosecurity.

Bluefront’s investment in Redox is comprised of share purchases and a subsequent share issue. The transactions culminate to a 51.8 percent ownership share of Bluefront, which aims to invest in “supplier companies that ensure increased traceability, better fish health and

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May 26, 2021

American consumers ate 19.2 pounds of seafood per capita in 2019, an increase of 0.2 pounds over 2018’s figures, according to National Fisheries Institute (NFI) calculations based off of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest “Fisheries of the United States” report.

For its report released this year, which recounts 2019 figures, NOAA revised its per capita consumption model, “updating

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Published on
May 21, 2021

North American seafood companies including The Fishin’ Company and Gorton’s have partnered with ForSea Solutions to promote continued improvement in Russia’s Far East salmon fisheries.

A sustainability and technical consultancy for the seafood industry, ForSea Solutions was formed in 2016 “to provide technical guidance to Russian salmon fishermen to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification,” according

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May 20, 2021

R.A.B. Food Group’s Season Brand has had its Friend of the Sea certification renewed, the Milan, Italy-based certifier announced on 17 May.

The brand, which features premium canned sardines, mackerel, and anchovies, has proven its “enduring commitment to sustainable practices in the production of its seafood products,” Friend of the Sea said. Products under the Season Brand umbrella will be able to continue displaying the

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Published on
May 20, 2021

PG Flow Solutions has been contracted by Sistranda, Norway-headquartered Frøy ASA to install three newly-developed PG-Tornado fish pumps aboard the shipowner’s de-lousing vessel …

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May 19, 2021

Kleppe, Norway-based AKVA Group ASA has declined to comment on whether losses it reported in its Q1 financial statement relating to a cyberattack resulted from paying a ransom. 

Cyber-attackers took a toll on the aquaculture technology and services provider in the first quarter of 2021, costing the company NOK 49.7 million (EUR 5 million, USD 6 million) in losses in January.   

On 11 January, the firm notified the Oslo Stock

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