Madelyn Kearns

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and “Seaspiracy” producer Kip Andersen are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse a Trump administration executive order permitting the growth of offshore aquaculture operations and practices.

PETA and Andersen said in a letter to Biden that Executive Order 13921 on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth allows for the “the proliferation of

Hyung-Chae Jun, the president of Lucky Union Foods’ European operations and managing director of its plant in Poland, has passed away, according to a 1 May announcement.

A surimi seafood business veteran, Jun had steered Lucky Union’s factory in Poland since 2016, “adding greatly to the success of Lucky Union Foods as a surimi seafood powerhouse,” the company said.

“Our thoughts are with his wife, daughters, and his

Cousins Maine Lobster (CML) announced on Thursday, 29 April that it is bringing Maine Lobster Dealers Association (MLDA) Executive Director Annie Tselikis on board as its newest hire.

The appointment will help deepen the nine-year-old company’s “connection to the industry in Maine,” it said in a press release. Tselikis, a 15-year Maine lobster industry veteran, will take on a newly-created role focusing on marketing, education,

Lübeck, Germany-based processing equipment firm BAADER has introduced a new machine capable of separating soft and solid protein components for providers looking to glean more from their raw materials: the BAADER 608.

Available for sale since 22 April, the BAADER 608 is the latest innovation from the developer that supports the “baadering” process, a method that has existed for over 50 years and involves “gentle product

Barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture has achieved Fair Trade certification, the firm announced on 26 April.

The company has become the world’s first barramundi farmer to earn the certificate and is also Asia’s first aquaculture finfish producer to obtain Fair Trade credentials. Australis is committing 100 percent of its barramundi sales to the program, it said, with the Fair Trade initiative supporting an expansion of the

Molde, Norway-based traceability and business software developer Maritech has appointed Kjell Jørgensen as its new managing director for Maritech Dynamics Ltd, the enterprise’s Canadian subsidiary.

The company said it has big plans for scaling in the Canadian and U.S. markets, which Jørgensen will have a hand in leading.

“Maritech now is heading for new milestones in the North American market,” the firm said

Helene Ziv-Douki has been appointed to the role of president of Cargill Aqua Nutrition, succeeding Pilar Cruz, who was recently promoted to chief sustainability officer.

Ziv-Douki, who has been with Cargill since 2003, joined the enterprise’s animal nutrition and health team in 2017 as the risk management and sourcing director for its aqua-nutrition division. In that position, Ziv-Douki “had the opportunity to interact with aqua

The Seafood Working Group (SWG) released a statement on Tuesday, 20 April, urging seafood retailers and buyers to regard the Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew warily in terms of its effectiveness as a “mechanism for the identification of labor abuse on fishing vessels in seafood supply chains.”

The statement, signed by 28 organizations comprising SWG, states that the FISH standard possesses