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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.-based Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS) has developed a method to produce naturally derived algae astaxanthin at commercial scale. It recently received USD 3.2 million (EUR 3 million) from S2G Ventures to help it expand. Astaxanthin is a carotenoid with antioxidant properties that is used in aquafeed to give salmonids and shrimp a reddish coloration. Previous KAS funders include Aqua-Spark, Hatch, and Cavallo Ventures,

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Elverta, California, U.S.A.-based Sterling Caviar entered receivership in April 2024, with creditors claiming the company owes them more than USD 23 million (EUR 21.5 million).

Numerous lawsuits involving the company dating back to 2020 reveal significant financial issues plagued it for years, and may continue to complicate its existence as its ownership pursues a path forward.

In 2020, Ken Beer, the owner of Galt Fish Farm, who does business as

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South Bend, Washington, U.S.A.-based seafood company South Bend Products has been fined USD 16,000 (EUR 15,000) for violating the conditions of its wastewater discharge permit. The company, a subsidiary of Tacoma, Washington-based Northern Fish Products since 2008, had irregularities in its… Read More

Simo Ellilä is the CEO of Espoo, Finland-based Enifer, a biotech firm concentrating on producing its PEKILO fungi-based protein product for aquafeed and other uses.

SeafoodSource: What is your background and how did you get involved in Enifer?

Ellilä: I'm a bioprocess engineer. In my previous life, I did a lot of development with biofuels and biochemicals, and the underlying theme was how could we transform side-streams

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Nekkar and Bewi Invest have sold FiiZK Digital to Bluefront Equity as part of a restructuring of the larger group of FiiZK companies. Trondheim, Norway-based FiiZK includes a suite of firms engaged in aquaculture technology development and implementation. Nekkar, a Norwegian industrial technology… Read More

Aldi is recalling frozen shrimp sold under the Golden Seafood brand over fears it contains vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria.

The recall was issued in coordination with the French government on 24 June after vibrio was found in one lot of 400-gram bags of the shrimp sold between 18 March and 5 June 2024. The affected bags of shrimp have a sell-by date of 22 October 2025 and a lot number of VN 089 V 101NTSF17 ALDIFR 23057B.

The shrimp

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Two classes of plaintiffs and the owners of StarKist and Bumble Bee Seafood have reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit related to price-fixing allegations.

A proposed settlement between the end-payer and direct-purchaser plaintiffs and StarKist owner Dongwon Industries and Bumble Bee’s previous owner Lion Capital came to light in a 25 June filing in a class-action case being heard by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Berg of the U.S.

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Hilton Food Group-owned Foppen Seafood has issued a recall for one lot number of toast slices sold in Kroger grocery stores. The recall is for Smoked Norwegian Salmon Slices – toast-sized in 8.1-ounce packages, identified by lot number 412 and sold in Kroger and Payless Supermarkets… Read More

Iceland is the perfect place to grow fish in land-based facilities, with the exception of volcanos and earthquakes, according to Christo du Plessis, the CEO of land-based Arctic char-farming firm Matorka.

Beginning in October 2023, the area around Matorka’s farm in Grindavík, Iceland, experienced the first of what eventually became several hundred volcanic events and earthquakes, with a peak quake occurring 10 November 2023 that

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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’s 2023 sustainability report has detailed the company’s progress in achieving its SeaChange 2030… Read More