Expo News

U.S. commercial fishers have a simple request: to be treated the same as American farmers by the U.S. government. The U.S. agriculture sector has long received substantial support from the federal government, whether that be crop insurance, equipment subsidies, financial services and low-interest loans, or direct injections of cash. In 2025, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More

Paul Jewer is the CEO of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based seafood firm High Liner Foods. Jewer has been with the firm since 2014, and before his time at High Liner, he served as the CFO of Canadian retail chain Sobeys. Jewer sat down with SeafoodSource to discuss his start in the seafood industry, challenges High Liner has faced during his tenure as CEO, why High Liner has returned to… Read More

Mowi CP of Americas, a subsidiary of Bergen, Norway-based salmon-farming firm Mowi, is unveiling new packaging across several brands at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA). At this year’s SENA, the subsidiary is highlighting both its core product lines along with new products across fresh, smoked, and frozen salmon categories. Additionally, it is rolling out a new packaging identity,… Read More

Canada Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson said the country’s governments remain committed to the success of the seafood industry, and are working to improve trade relationships and renew the country’s fisheries fund to do so.  During a press conference at Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – running from 15 to 17 March, 2026 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center in… Read More

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wholechain to collaborate on traceability and analytics solutions, integrating SFP’s Seafood Metrics system into Wholechain’s traceability software. Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.-based NGO SFP and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.-based traceability software firm Wholechain signed the MoU on 15 March… Read More

The Norwegian seafood industry is continuing to keep a close eye on trends and governmental developments in the U.S. as it works on its trade and marketing plans for 2026. In tandem with the 2026 Seafood Expo North America – taking place from 15 to 17 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – a delegation including Norwegian Fisheries Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss, Norway’s Ambassador to… Read More

Icy Waters and Trident Seafoods were declared the winners of the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.A.-based Icy Waters won the “Best New Retail Product” award for its Coconut Margarita Haddock by The Good Fish Company. The new product is an Atlantic haddock fillet crusted… Read More

Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America opened 15 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The latest edition of the event, produced by Diversified, opened for its 44th edition, running from 15 to 17 March. According to the organizer the three-day event covers 247,915 net square feet, hosting 1,215 exhibiting companies representing 50 countries at the Thomas M. Menino… Read More

Four years ago, Alaskan Leader Seafoods’ Alaska Black Cod in Japanese Miso Marinade won a pair of people’s choice awards at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood, prompting it to work on restaurant and retail expansion of the product. Keith Singleton, who was president of Alaskan Leader Seafoods’ value-added programs, told SeafoodSource soon after that the success of the product was offering the… Read More

Last year, Icy Waters was recognized with the Best New Retail Product Award at the 2025 Seafood Excellence Awards, held at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.A.-based company received the award for its Atlantic Salmon with a Guinness Sweet Honey Mustard Melt & Panko Crumb, created in collaboration with Good Fish Co. of Ireland. “We… Read More