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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… Read MoreThe 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
… Read MoreAnchorage, 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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… Read MoreSustainable protein company Unibio announced the completion of a USD 15 million (EUR 12 million) bridge financing round
… Read MoreRed 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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… Read MoreSkretting’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
… Read MoreMilan, 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.
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… Read MoreGermany-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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… Read MoreAlaska, 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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… Read MoreSeafood 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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