Expo News

Barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture is continuing to scale up production as it closes in on finishing a customized processing plant that will make the firm a fully vertically integrated company.  Australis was founded in 2004 in Western Massachusetts as a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) company producing barramundi. Australis Aquaculture President Jason Paine told SeafoodSource at… Read More

Members of the Global Labor Justice (GLJ) organization spoke to a crowd during a panel and a vigil outside the Thomas M. Menino exposition building at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA) on 16 March to advocate for enforceable brand agreements with fishing vessels in Taiwan. GLJ also hosted a panel session on 16 March, at which speakers discussed instances of alleged forced labor, lack of… Read More

Markos Scheer said he knew starting Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Seagrove right in his hometown would be vital to the small town’s economy. Speaking to SeafoodSource at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – which took place from 15 to 17 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – Scheer said he’s proud to boost the local economy by doing something he loves. Seagrove is Alaska’s… Read More

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods is aiming to break into new territory on restaurant menus with its Crispy Battered Sauceable Nuggets. Trident Seafoods President Jeff Welbourn told SeafoodSource the new offering, which won a Seafood Excellence Award, is the product of the hard work of the company’s innovation team and is a way of differentiating its nuggets from existing… Read More

The head of NOAA Fisheries said the U.S. needs better commercial fishery representatives on regional fishery management councils, but he acknowledged nominations are a political process that limits his control of who takes those seats. “We need to have better council members and better managers,” NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler said. “You need council members… Read More

For the first 43 instances of Seafood Expo North America (SENA), the show contained two overarching categories of seafood: wild-caught and farmed.  At the 44th edition – which took place from 15 to 17 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – it added a third category for the first time.  “It’s the third category of seafood – wild, farmed or ranched, and cell-cultivated seafood,”… Read More

Spanish tuna company Balfegó is beginning a marketing push in the U.S. as its new processing and office facility enables it to increase its supply of products. Balfegó opened its new facility in 2025, and has since expanded its company to 350 employees. Balfegó Marketing Manager Laia Ortiz Radua told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – which ran from 15 to 17 March in… Read More

A panel of financial experts, speaking during the 2026 Seafood Expo North America, said economic changes over the past three years have had a lasting impact on the seafood industry as it has navigated the ups and downs of the post-pandemic period.  “Two or three years ago, we were coming off 2022 and 2023, when there were a lot of clients who had some significant inventory adjustments,” John… 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… Read More

Through its digital payment platform, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.-based technology startup Wholesail is offering seafood distributors a more efficient way to connect with end customers, lessen risk in their supply chains, and get paid on time. Wholesail CEO Eli Chait grew up in the restaurant business; at age 12, he was entering invoices for his father’s restaurant. Even at a young age,… Read More