Chris Chase

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has released its annual top 10 list of most consumed species covering the year 2023, revealing Americans ate less seafood overall but further diversified the species that they consume. Americans ate 19.1 pounds of seafood per capita in 2023, a decrease from the 20.8 pounds per capita consumed in 2022, which itself was down from record highs in 2022. Originally, NFI’s data indicated American consumed 19.7… Read More

Shinkei Systems has acquired a 16,000-square-foot processing plant in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A., more than doubling its total footprint. The purchase comes just over half a year after the company more than doubled the size of its headquarters in California to increase manufacturing of its processing equipment. Shinkei Systems has developed a processing system that automates the “ike jime” process of slaughter – a a technique used by… Read More

Norway-based Mowi has entered into a transaction agreement that will give it 100 percent of Torghatten Aqua AS’s seawater salmon farming business. Mowi said the deal will see it carve-out and purchase 3.37 licenses, with a total of 2,628 metric tons (MT) of allowed biomass split between 1.37 commercial licenses, an exhibition license, and an education license. The company said it expects to use the new licenses to farm roughly 4,500 MT of… Read More

A recently-released investigation by Greenpeace in collaboration with the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, alleges the Indonesian tuna industry is engaging in environmentally destructive fishing and labor rights abuses. A report on the investigation, “Forced to the Bottom: Squeezing Indonesian Fishers and Oceans for Dirty Tuna Profits,” alleges 17 different fishing vessels and multiple processing companies… Read More

Preliminary data released by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) indicates Maine’s commercial fisheries saw a drop in value in 2025, largely due to a drop in landings by the state’s lobster industry. The preliminary data indicates commercial harvesters across all fisheries earned USD 619.1 million (EUR 534.1 million) in 2025, which according to the DMR is the 14th consecutive year fishery earnings topped USD 500 million (EUR 541… Read More

Denmark-based feed company BioMar’s finalized FY 2025 report confirmed it experienced relatively flat earnings and revenue and also revealed its parent company Schouw & Co. is still considering a separate listing for the company. BioMar’s finalized annual report revealed the company saw revenue of DKK 16.5 billion (USD 2.57 billion, EUR 2.21 billion) last year, which was in line with the preliminary results it released in late January. That… Read More

The government of Canada and the A-Tlegay Member Nations have signed a 20-year Reconciliation Agreement for Fisheries Resources (RAFR). Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) said the new agreement is meant to support diversification and economic development of A-Tlegay Member Nations, which includes the K'ómoks First Nation, Kwiakah First Nation, Tlowitsis Nation, We Wai Kai Nation, and Wei Wai Kum First Nation. According to DFO,… Read More

Bengaluru, India-based Captain Fresh has completed its acquisition of Spain-based tuna giant Frime. Captain Fresh reached an agreement to purchase Frime in December 2025, and the company said the acquisition provides a “critical third pillar” to its scale, building on its existing suppliers of crustaceans and salmon. Captain Fresh said Frime’s position as a leading yellowfin tuna provider in Europe will give it access to the new species… Read More

Land-based salmon-farming company Proximar Seafood reached its overall biomass target in Q4 2025 but saw its revenue affected by lower-than-expected harvests during the quarter. In its Q4 2025 update, Proximar Seafood said it saw improved operations and a “clearer harvest outlook” for 2026 during the closing quarter, with a high survival rate and improved performance. The company said it reached its biomass target, with 1,949 metric tons… Read More

As of 1 March, Japan-based seafood company Maruha Nichiro Corporation has taken on its new name: Umios. The name is derived from the Japanese word “Umi” for ocean; “one” for the company’s commitment with stakeholders, society, and the planet; and “solutions” for the company’s focus on its rebirth as a “Solution Company.” Umios CEO Masaru Ikemi told SeafoodSource all of those components are a part of the next phase of its… Read More