Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications. - Maruha Nichiro and the Nissui Corporation have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for tuna purse-seine… Read More

SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector. - Lombok, Indonesia-based technology company Sea6 Energy launched a large-scale mechanized tropical seaweed farm off the coast of Ekas, Indonesia. The farm is a 1-square-kilometer farm… Read More

Average Norwegian salmon prices dropped NOK 3 (USD 0.28, EUR 0.26) week over week, or 2.71 percent, in the 11th 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 superior salmon from… 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].

- Mark Doherty has been promoted to managing director of Thai Union-owned, U.K.-based seafood company John West. Doherty has worked at the company for 15 years as an account

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Bambino’s Baby Food, a food company headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A., promotes seafood consumption for infants through its products, aiming to spur a love of seafood in children from an early age. The idea behind the company's mission came from Bambino’s Baby Food Founder and… 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 Global Salmon Initative (GSI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a joint environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk assessment tool tailored for feed ingredients.

The tool, which took three years to develop, provides a framework for farming organizations to

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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. - Thai Union has received single-site ASC certification for its Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based Mahachai Plant. The plant, which… Read More

SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector. - Singapore-based cultivated meats company UMAMI Bioworks has acquired cultivated meat and seafood company Shiok Meats. The merger gives UMAMI… Read More

Saco, Maine, U.S.A.-based restaurant chain Luke’s Lobster has expanded its Lift All Boats program, Luke’s Lobster Chief Innovation Officer Ben Conniff told SeafoodSource at 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.  The… Read More

Minorities in Aquaculture, Pine Island Redfish, and Viable Gear were recognized as Acme’s 2023 Seafood Industry Climate Award (SICA) winners at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place from 10 to 12 March, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

This year, the award for winning increased to USD 70,000 (EUR 66,244) per winner from the 2022 award of USD 40,000 (EUR 37,854) for each recipient, Acme Smoked Fish Chief People and

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