Madelyn Kearns

Coles Supermarkets Australia is now carrying Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)-approved Huon Salmon, according to a 19 October announcement Huon Aquaculture.

The products, which feature logos displaying their RSPCA approval, are expected to give consumers peace of mind, Huon Aquaculture General Manager of Sales and Marketing Callan Paske said.

“Our fish have met health and welfare standards second to none in

Eight Fifty Food Group, the parent company of Young’s Seafood Limited and Karro Food Group, has purchased Hamburg, Germany-headquartered AliSa International GmbH, which trades as Greenland Seafood.

The multi-protein food group, which is controlled by CapVest Partners LLP, announced that it is acquiring Greenland Seafood for an undisclosed amount on Friday, 16 October. Regarded as one of mainland Europe’s largest producers

Yellowfin tuna catch in the Maldives has been reduced by 7,737 metric tons in 2019 compared to 2015, the result of a concerted effort being made by the industry to align with resolutions set by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

In 2015, the IOTC scientific committee determined that yellowfin catch totals in the Indian Ocean were above sustainable levels. In response to the committee’s findings, the commission adopted four resolutions

The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) have joined forces to initiate a joint certification program for plant-based seafood analogs, the organizations announced on 12 October.

The new “Golden Standard” for plant-based seafood analogs will fall under WSO’s Friend of the Sea certification program paradigm, according to the organizations.

“The Friend of the Sea Golden Standard will help

This year’s Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Symposium will be held as a virtual event, focusing on the theme of “Sustainable Seafood and the Blue Economy in the New Normal,” organizers Seafood Legacy Co. and Nikkei ESG announced on 7 October.

The 2020 symposium, which is currently open for registration and is free to attend, is the sixth iteration of the event and will take place from 4 to 6 November and 9 to 11 November. English and

Simon Wadsworth has been selected by BioMar Group as its new global R&D director, effective as of 1 November.

In the role, Wadsworth will head the global R&D organization for BioMar Group, the company said in a press release. Wadsworth has more than 30 years of experience as “an important contributor to the aquaculture industry within feed and farming operations at Marine Harvest, Cermaq, and EWOS-Cargill,” BioMar said.

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Addressing systemic barriers to gender equality in the seafood industry is one of the prime directives of SAGE, a new nonprofit launched on 13 October courtesy of its founder, Julie Kuchepatov.

Kuchepatov, the former director of seafood at Fair Trade USA and a founding member of Ocean Outcomes, formed SAGE to build a more inclusive seafood industry that will empower and elevate women, who make up 50 percent of the sector’s workforce, yet

Norwegian traceability and business software developer Maritech is launching a new logistics solution for the seafood industry: Maritech Supply Chain.

The solution is “tailored to support and digitize complex processes” across the seafood supply chain, Maritech said in a press release. It also simplifies and facilitates secure interactions between exporter, carrier, terminal, and customs clearance.

An innovation project,

A Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) fishery operating in the Navarinsky area of the Bering Sea has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

According to a 30 September press release, the Western Bering Sea pollock fishery is being assessed against MSC’s Fisheries Standard courtesy of Lloyd’s Register, an independent assessor who will evaluate stocks of pollock in the West Bering Sea, the environmental impact of