Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

Associate Editor

Bhavana Scalia-Bruce is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. She attended the University of Maine studying journalism and Spanish. Before joining the SeafoodSource team, Bhavana worked for DownEast magazine as an editorial intern, as well as a columnist and business manager for UMaine’s student award-winning newspaper, the Maine Campus.


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Published on
March 13, 2024

Odessa, Delaware, U.S.A.-based seafood importer Eight International showcased its assortment of grouper, mahi, and frozen, canned, and fresh tuna products for both retail and foodservice customers at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America (SENA), which ran from 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Eight International Founder and CEO Suki Campano said face-to-face interaction with customers at SENA is invaluable to global companies like

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March 12, 2024
In efforts to expand its foodservice portfolio, Camden, New Jersey U.S.A.-based Campbell’s Foodservice debuted its new value-added Campbell’s Culinary Reserve New England Clam Chowder at Seafood Expo North America, running from 10 to 12 March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. The… Read More
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March 10, 2024
Highland Farms and Social Kitchens Professional/SK Foods Brand were revealed as the winners of the 2024 Seafood Excellence Awards, announced 10 March at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Highland Farms won the Best New Retail Product award… Read More
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March 10, 2024
Two companies were recognized at the 2023 Seafood Excellence Awards – a competition rewarding innovation in the North American seafood industry that is held annually at Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – for having the Best New Retail Product and Best New Foodservice Product. Last… Read More
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March 8, 2024
The U.S. imported a total of 59,442 metric tons (MT), or 131 million pounds in January 2024, down from the 68,734 MT, or 151 million pounds, sent in January 2023.  That continued a decline begun in 2023, when the U.S. imported 1.7 billion pounds (785,837 MT) of shrimp, down around 114… Read More
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March 7, 2024
Rob Mayo never envisioned a life in the seafood industry, despite growing up next to a commercial fishing dock off Chesapeake Bay in the Eastern U.S. Mayo said he loved his experiences helping his neighbor with fishing, crabbing, and oystering as a youngster and developed a love for good seafood.… Read More
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March 7, 2024
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]. - Cooke Aquaculture… Read More
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March 6, 2024
Week-over-week average Norwegian salmon prices declined by NOK 2.42 (USD 0.23, EUR 0.21), or just over 2 percent, in the ninth week of 2024, after increasing 7.53 percent the week prior. According to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for… Read More
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March 6, 2024
The full itinerary of onsite experiences, events, and networking opportunities at the 42nd edition of Seafood Expo North America, taking place 10 to 12 March 2024 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., has been released. This year’s schedule will… Read More
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March 5, 2024

The Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF), which is managed by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and provides grants to universities and other institutions for research related to the seafood industry and its consumers, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024.

SIRF is supported entirely by contributions from individuals and companies operating in and around the aquaculture and wild-caught seafood industries. 

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