Teddy Hans

The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu has removed three vessels from its national fishing registry after they were recently fined for illegal fishing in Argentina’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). According to Milko Schvartzman, the ocean policy coordinator at Argentina-based environmental NGO Circulo de Politicas Ambientales, the three vessels – Bao Win, Hai Xing 2, and Bao Feng – were flagged to Vanuatu while fishing off of the Argentinian… Read More

Indonesian ocean conservation NGO Kebersamaan Untuk Lautan (KUL), together with researchers from Bangor University, IPB University, and the University of Oxford, recently launched a pilot program on the Indonesian island of Lombok that has resulted in what is believed to be the nation’s first vessel buyout scheme. The program centered around Tanjung Luar, which is on the east coast of Lombok and is home to around 61 licensed shark longline… Read More

New Zealand Parliament has proposed several amendments to the nation’s fisheries bill. Amendments lawmakers have proposed to the bill, which was passed in 1996, include removing minimum commercial catch size limits for specific species, expanding the range of options for setting and adjusting sustainable catch limits, allowing commercial fishers to return species managed under the country’s quota management system (QMS) to the sea when… Read More

Through a wide network of distribution hubs and carrier partnerships, as well as the development of proprietary route-planning and storage software, Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.-headquartered e-commerce logistics firm ColdTrack has built up robust capabilities to ensure perishable products like seafood can get to nearly any possible consumer in the U.S. within two days of an order’s placement. Originally founded as NutriFresh in 2014, the firm… Read More

Morningside, Queensland, Australia-based seafood firm A. Raptis and Sons is set to close after nearly 70 years in operation.  The firm, which specializes in wild-caught prawn products and is among Australia’s largest privately owned, vertically integrated fishing companies, went into voluntary administration in early March, citing a particularly weak banana prawn return last year and external market factors such as oversupply and rising… Read More

In the eighth annual edition of its Power of Seafood report, FMI – The Food Industry Association found that seafood sales grew by both value and volume at U.S. grocery stores in 2025, representing a slight turnaround after “a couple of lackluster years.” Though the results are a welcome sight for grocers and seafood suppliers alike, FMI highlighted that a small but highly valuable group of shoppers is playing an outsized role in propping… Read More

The E.U. and Australia have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), eliminating or reducing virtually all existing tariffs on goods flowing in both directions.  The European Commission said the deal is set to cut around EUR 1 billion (USD 1.2 billion) in annual duties for European companies of all sizes, while the Australian government said Australian farmers and producers, including seafood firms, will benefit from the… Read More

VistaTrac’s real-time inventory system was designed specifically with processing workers in mind, helping them easily focus on their core work of tracking, packaging, and labeling products without needing to complete data-heavy manual tasks like writing down weights, filling out production workbooks and receiving logbooks, and entering that information into a complicated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Instead of other software… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based aquaculture and fisheries technology supplier Innovasea has unveiled a refreshed brand identity and has formalized an expanded leadership structure. The changes, according to CEO Mark Jollymore, aim to package together the firm’s services in a more cohesive manner, providing greater clarity on how Innovasea’s expansive product portfolio can help meet a wide range of client needs. “Through the last decade… Read More

Trident Seafoods, Thunder’s Catch, E&E Foods, and more companies took home top prizes at the 2025 Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition. The annual event, hosted by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), aims to reward excellence in seafood product development, honoring innovative, value-added products that reflect the U.S. state of Alaska’s commitment to quality and sustainability. “It’s inspiring to see the creativity and… Read More