Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America

It didn’t take K-Pack long to take over the South Korean market. Operating in a niche field with few competitors, K-Pack – a manufacturer that specializes in packaging film for seafood and meat products and is based just southwest of Seoul in the city of Siheung – quickly found… Read More

Tenyu Foods Co., a Taiwanese company specializing in fish cake products, is working to capitalize on the Taiwanese-style shabu and hotpot trend to further its expansion into the U.S. market. 

Tenyu has been producing products for oden, hotpot, and Taiwanese-style shabu restaurants for over 30 years, and Tenyu Foods Account Manager Chi Wang told SeafoodSource the company's products have grown popular in Asia.

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Until recently, South Korean seafood companies largely relied on international machinery to handle their filleting needs, as no major domestic player had stepped up to the plate on a large scale. Sensing an opportunity in the domestic market, Chamco Chungha Machinery, a seafood-processing… Read More

The geoduck fishery in British Columbia, Canada, is potentially facing the loss of up to half of its yearly catch through proposed marine protected areas (MPA) that would close access to fishing grounds.

The MPA Network B.C. Northern Shelf Initiative Network Action Plan is proposing closures in a number of areas throughout the region, covering various areas of shoreline, kelp forest, and open ocean with different types of conservation

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Saco, Maine, U.S.A.-based restaurant chain Luke’s Lobster has expanded its Lift All Boats program, Luke’s Lobster Chief Innovation Officer Ben Conniff told SeafoodSource at 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.  The… Read More

Seawise Innovative Packaging recently launched a new alternative form of packaging designed to replace widely used extruded polystyrene (EPS) foam, commonly known by the brand name Styrofoam. The new form of packaging, dubbed thermoloc, was designed to be a cost-effective solution for companies… Read More

Thistle Seafoods CEO Ryan Scatterty is looking for his company to be a disruptor in the U.S. retail space.

The Peterhead, Scotland-based, fifth-generation family-owned business has weathered Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, labor shortages, and global supply chain disruptions. Now, it’s ready to push further into U.S. retail channels, Scatterty told SeafoodSource on 10 March at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts,

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Minorities in Aquaculture, Pine Island Redfish, and Viable Gear were recognized as Acme’s 2023 Seafood Industry Climate Award (SICA) winners at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place from 10 to 12 March, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

This year, the award for winning increased to USD 70,000 (EUR 66,244) per winner from the 2022 award of USD 40,000 (EUR 37,854) for each recipient, Acme Smoked Fish Chief People and

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Delft, The Netherlands-based Veramaris has received full market authorization in Canada to include its algal oil in salmonid feed. 

Veramaris announced on 11 March it secured the authorization after a three-year registration process, opening the market to its algal oil for the first time. Veramaris CEO Gertjan de Koning told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo North America – which ran from 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts,

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The Global Shrimp Council (GSC) unveiled its board of directors, as well as its marketing campaign director, to its members at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The council was launched in September 2023, and the National Fisheries Institute, a trade group representing the U.S. seafood industry, agreed to house it in December 2023 as a precompetitive partnership designed to promote global shrimp

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