Chris Chase

U.S. seafood firm Red Chamber has reportedly agreed to withdraw a lawsuit against Spanish seafood company Profand Group related to control over processing facility in Argentina.  Profand Group said it reached an agreement to operate the facility with the province of Chubut, Argentina, in September 2025, saying it agreed to lease it and retain the facility’s workforce. However, prior to Profand taking over the facility, it was managed by Red… Read More

San Diego County has filed a labor enforcement lawsuit against several grocery store sushi companies, alleging they used a franchise scheme to cheat workers out of pay, overtime, and workplace protections. A press release said the San Diego County Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement (OLSE) investigated several companies and examined how sushi workers were classified, paid, managed, and required to operate inside various grocery stores… Read More

Gulf Marine Products (GMP), a Louisiana-based importer of crawfish, is suing A La Carte Specialty Foods (ALC) claiming the latter company has violated its trademarks by using the Boudreaux brand. In a complaint filed with the U.S. Eastern District Court of Louisiana, GMP claims the company, controlled by its president, Karl D. Turner, previously had an arrangement to use the Boudreaux brand. However, GMP said it terminated that authorization… Read More

Norwegian cod-farming company Norcod posted reduced harvest volumes in Q1 2026 as the company delayed harvesting to increase average weight and build biomass. In its Q1 2026 results, the company said it harvested a total of just 404 metric tons (MT) of cod, down from the 3,929 MT it harvested in Q1 2025. The company said that decrease was purposeful, and the cod it did harvest was meant to supply strategic customers while it worked on… Read More

Kats, Netherlands-based Kingfish Company posted increased revenue in FY 2025 and higher harvest volumes in Q1 2026 but has observed higher downgrade rates in its fish since May.  According to its preliminary results for last year, the recirculating aquaculture system yellowtail farmer posted revenue of EUR 35.8 million (USD 41.24 million), up 29 percent from the EUR 27.7 million (USD 31.91 million) it posted the prior year. Volumes produced… Read More

For over 40 years, dsm-firmenich has been giving farmed salmon the world over the color that customers have come to expect. The company first launched its CAROPHYLL Pink product in 1985, and it continues to manufacture it today. The product is a type of carotenoid called astaxanthin, a molecule that is found in the wild inside crustaceans like shrimp and krill. Dsm-firmenich is a global leader in producing a huge range of molecules, and Global… Read More

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has walked back plans to dismantle a deep-ocean observation system after pushback from members of Congress. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced recently the administration was planning to dismantle the USD 368 million (EUR 321 million) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI consisted of multiple underwater monitoring arrays, which provide openly accessible data to… Read More

IFFO – the Marine Ingredients Organization held its annual China Summit recently in Shanghai, where it highlighted the nation’s growing demand for marine ingredients and aquafeed, as well as the impending supply crunch.  The event covered a number of discussions surrounding fishmeal and fish oil and the market developments in key production regions like Northern Europe, Peru, and China. Production has remained relatively consistent over the… Read More

Norwegian cod-farming company Norcod has entered a supply agreement with Havland to supply juvenile cod to its farming operations in Norway. Under the new agreement, all cod juveniles produced by Havland will be exclusively supplied to Norcod, which said the supply will help support the company’s long-term growth strategy. "Havland has, for many years, been, and continues to be, an important partner for Norcod,” Norcod CEO Christian Riber… Read More

AtlantiCan Growth Partners (AGP), based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has launched as a long-term investment platform it said is focusing on the blue economy in Atlantic Canada. The firm said its new investment platform is dedicated to high-potential businesses across Atlantic Canada and will partner with operators, founders, and leaders in sectors where the region holds a competitive advantage. The long-term vision is to launch three… Read More