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.

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July 5, 2021

Newly-developed data technology from Danish company Blue Unit has been adopted by Norwegian fish farming giant SalMar Settefisk courtesy of a new collaboration between the firms …

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July 1, 2021

The On the Hook campaign has relaunched, shifting its focus back towards the pursuit of a “full, external, independent, and forensic review” of the Marine Stewardship Council’s standards and operation.

On the Hook was first founded in 2017 to challenge the Marine Stewardship Council’s certification of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement's tuna fishery, the world’s largest.

The Blue Marine Foundation, the

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June 30, 2021

Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Peter Pan Seafood has brought Michael De Caro aboard as its new vice president of retail sales and product development ... 

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June 29, 2021

Sustainable protein company Unibio announced the completion of a USD 15 million (EUR 12 million) bridge financing round

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June 28, 2021

Red Lobster is actively searching for its next CEO, according to a 25 June announcement.

Kim Lopdrup, the current CEO of the Thai Union Group-owned seafood restaurant chain, plans to retire once “a highly-qualified successor is in place,” the company said in a press release ...

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June 25, 2021

Skretting’s AquaCare portfolio is expanding to include a new water care solution, AquaCare Mineral Balance, for fish and shrimp farmed in ponds.

The product is comprised of a “mineral combination offering high bioavailability of macro and trace minerals,” Skretting said. It allows pond systems to have stable water is that both nutrient-rich and ionically balanced, optimizing species’ growth and health, the company

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June 24, 2021

Milan, Italy-based Friend of the Sea has certified Nutriterra from Nuseed Nutritional as a sustainable source of omega-3 fatty acids, the certifier announced on 23 June.

Nutriterra can now bare the Friend of the Sea logo, signifying “its commitment to sustainable production practices.” It is the second product to receive the new plant-based certification from Friend of the Sea, following Nuseed’s Aquaterra.

A plant-based source

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June 23, 2021

Germany-based Evonik Industries and China’s Qingdao Vland Biotech Group (Vland) announced the development of AQUAVI ProPond, a product for improving water quality in aquaculture …

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June 22, 2021

Alaska, U.S.A.-based companies Wildfish Cannery and Barnacle Foods have launched a new small-batch product available for a limited time: Wildfish Cannery Octopus in Bullwhip Kelp Hot Sauce …

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June 22, 2021

Seafood industry executive Ray Jones has passed away.

Jones, who worked for Rich Products for 29 years, retired in 2017. He joined the Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.-based company, which owns SeaPak Shrimp and Seafood Co., in 1988 and worked his way up to become its vice president of seafood procurement, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance.

Rich Products Corporation Senior Vice President of the Consumer Brands Division Jim Motos recalled

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