Chris Chase

Norwegian private equity firm Bluefront Equity has acquired 55 percent of aquaculture cleaning solution provider Meox, continuing its streak of acquisitions. Meox is a provider of underwater robotic systems that can perform maintenance in aquaculture applications. Its robots can be used for net clearing, clearing of mooring lines and ropes, lice skirts, cage collars, vessel hulls, and land-based aquaculture facilities. The company also provides… Read More

Bayou Best Foods, a manufacturer of plant-based shrimp analogs, has acquired BettaF!ish, a developer of plant-based fish analog products. Berlin, Germany-based BettaF!sh is a leading seaweed company creating a range of different seafood analogs, including “Sal-Nom,” its smoked salmon analog, and “Tu-Nah,” a plant-based tuna analog. Bayou Best Foods said the company’s offerings complement its own plant-based shrimp analogs. "Our goal… Read More

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has announced an increase in the total allowable catch (TAC) of both Atlantic mackerel and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence fall herring. Canada Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson announced the increases, which for Atlantic mackerel amounts to tripling the TAC from 500 metric tons (MT) to 1,500 MT, including 1,400 MT for personal-use bait, 60 MT for bycatch, 20 MT for scientific sampling, and… Read More

U.K.-based frozen seafood supplier Fastnet Fish has acquired Seafish UK, a supplier of value-added seafood products. Fastnet Fish is a property of Andrew Marr International, one of the largest companies in the U.K. seafood industry and the owner of J. Marr Seafoods, Peter & Johnstone, and Marrfish. “This acquisition is a great fit for both companies,” Seafish UK Sales Director Emma Acklam said in a release. “By combining our expertise… Read More

Norway saw its seafood export value decline slightly in the first half of 2026, and the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is attributing that drop to lower quotas, geopolitical unrest, and a strong Norwegian krone. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 84.5 billion (USD 8.62 billion, EUR 7.54 billion) in the first half of 2026, a decline of NOK 669 million (USD 68 million, EUR 59 million), or 1 percent, over the same period of 2025. "Seafood exports… Read More

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has extended the deadline for the mandatory transition to its new farm standard.  ASC launched the new standard at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in 2025, and designed it to be a more consistent metric for aquaculture operations across the multiple species that ASC covers. ASC CEO Chris Ninnes told SeafoodSource during the 2026 SEG that the goal of the standard was to drive consistency across its… Read More

Danish seafood trader Seafood Sales is planning to close its Frederikshavn office at the end of August and consolidate all of its business at its office in Aalborg, Denmark. The company, founded in 2003, specializes in the international trade of frozen seafood products for the food processing industry, with most of its sales focused in Europe and Southeast Asia. The company said it has been at the Frederikshavn location for 23 years, and the… Read More

Ecuador’s shrimp exports broke its all-time record in May 2026 as both volume and value continue to outpace 2025, according to industry blog ShrimpInsights. According to the latest figures from Ecuador’s National Aquaculture Chamber (CNA), the country exported 165,538 metric tons (MT) of shrimp in May, an increase of 9 percent year on year and the highest export total for a single month ever for the country. Historically, May has been the… Read More

The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) has approved a new multispecies fishery management plan, officially splitting the management areas for cod in the Northeast U.S.  Amendment 25 has separated the management of Atlantic cod in New England into four distinct areas – Eastern Gulf of Maine cod, Western Gulf of Maine cod, Georges Bank cod, and Southern New England cod.  While the total geographic area available to fish for the… Read More

Danish seafood processing firm Espersen announced it is planning to withdraw from primary processing and shift toward added-value consumer business following a poor financial performance in FY 2025. Espersen said it will undergo a strategic transformation to strengthen its long-term competitiveness, which will see it undergo a consultation process that could result in the sale of its primary processing facilities. That shift is largely the… Read More