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The U.S. imported 59,510 metric tons (MT), or 131 million pounds, of shrimp in February 2024, up from the 52,889 MT, or 116.6 million pounds, it imported in February 2023. The total is also slightly higher than the 59,442 metric tons (MT), or 131 million pounds, the country imported in January… Read More

SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications. - The Alaska Seafood Cooperative has made progress on gear modifications aimed for use in the Amendment 80 fleet in the Bering… Read More

Charlotte Langley, co-founder of Toronto, Canada-based Scout Canning, has left the canned seafood company she helped co-found to start up Langley Foods, a consumer foods branding company.

Langley Foods is expanding beyond the seafood sector to the overall consumer packaged goods (CPG) and beverage industries but aims to maintain connections with the seafood industry by collaborating with fisheries, canneries, and certification bodies to create

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Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 23 to 25 April 2024, will be the largest version of the expo yet, according to event organizer Diversified Communications. The 2024 expo will occupy at least 51,227 net square meters, 4 percent higher… Read More

The average week-over-week price of Norwegian salmon increased by NOK 19.93 (USD 1.63, EUR 1.54), or over 16 percent, in the 13th week of 2024, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, a database that provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic… Read More

Women of childbearing age, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and children are not consuming recommended amounts of seafood in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new study. The research, organized by Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, was… Read More

To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected]. - Bumble Bee Seafoods has… Read More

- Aquamar has appointed Guy Lott as its vice president of sales. 

"We are excited to welcome Guy to the Aquamar team and are confident that his experience and

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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications.

- Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada-based aquaculture equipment firm Poseidon Ocean Systems raised USD 20.7 million (EUR 19.2 million) in its Series B financing round, led by the Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF).

Poseidon Ocean Systems is a Canadian full-service

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GiGi Ashworth - who goes by the moniker "the Salmon Queen" - is an online influencer specializing in allergen-friendly and ketovore-centric cuisine. Ashworth is the author of two cookbooks focused on cooking for diverse dietary needs. 

SeafoodSource: How did you first get into seafood?

Ashworth: I was raised in a very food-centric family. Number one, we're of French descent, and my dad loves French cooking. And on the weekends, because he

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