Madelyn Kearns

Chris Trosin is stepping down from his role as senior vice president of business development for the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced on 10 September.

His exit will allow Trosin to pursue a new endeavor as the owner of Metro Lobster & Seafood, a wholesale and retail business based out of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Trosin, who originally joined GAA as

After seven years at the helm of New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited as its chief executive, Volker Kuntzsch is stepping down, according to a 10 September announcement.

Sanford Chair Sir Rob McLeod said Kuntzsch’s impact on the business has been “transformational” over the years, leaving behind a legacy for which the firm is grateful.

“Volker has helped transform Sanford into a progressive, values-based company

Thai Union Group, AENOR, and Global Seafood Assurances (GSA) have avowed to share knowledge and resources with one another “to create efficiencies across their individual, respective and proprietary programs,” according to a 3 September announcement.

The organizations, which have each established standards and best practice for fishing vessels and crew welfare, signed a memorandum of understanding at the start of the month that

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Pennsylvania State University have joined forces to test whether chitosan, a byproduct of shrimp shells, can be used to help treat and manage apple scab, one of the fruit industry’s most devastating diseases in the U.S. Northeast.

According to a recent report from Bio Market Insights, the researchers are looking into the combination of beneficial microbes with chitosan to form a

MarinTrust, the global marine ingredient standard for responsible supply (formerly IFFO RS), has published a new version of its Chain of Custody, according to a 1 September announcement.

Effective from 30 November, when application process will begin, the latest MarinTrust Chain of Custody incorporates a variety of new features, including: audit technologies to source the origin of certified MarinTrust compliant marine ingredients; recognition

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), has released a food safety checklist for human and animal food operations to heed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The checklist is meant to be used as an assessment tool as pandemic conditions persist, and can be especially pertinent for operations re-starting after a recent shutdown.

“Some or all of this checklist may

Nieuwpoort, Belgium-based MARELEC is launching virtual showrooms featuring the firm’s next generation food processing solutions in an effort to continue engaging protein suppliers from afar.

The company, which develops portion-cutters, graders, industrial weighing, marine, flow scales, and production management software, said the showroom allows “customers and prospects to visit a factory in full operation, equipped with only MARELEC

A new reusable plastic container (RPC) solution optimized for shipping perishables has been launched by Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.-based developer Tosca, according to a 31 August announcement from the firm.

The solution caters to fresh kitchens as well as the quickly expanding grab-and-go prepared foods and in-store meal kits segments. Tosca, which has been innovating reusable supply chain solutions for 60 years, said its Fresh Kitchens RPC is

In its third annual report, SeaChoice said it “found little to celebrate” in terms of the progress being made by major Canadian retailers’ in the pursuit of their sustainable seafood commitments.

Canada’s leading retailers made just a 3.3 percent improvement across all 21 key performance indicators from August 2019 to July 2020, the report found. According to SeaChoice, the impacts of COVID-19 were