Avery St. Onge

After a 20-year marketing career in industries spanning from fast food to fitness, Billy Grenham was appointed chief marketing officer of Carlsbad, California, U.S.A.-based Luna Grill Mediterranean Kitchen in December 2024.  As part of a new campaign led by Grenham, Luna Grill, which operates 51 restaurants in the U.S. states of California and Texas, recently announced that it would be partnering with digital dietitian service Dietitian Live to… Read More

As the issue of microplastics and their potential negative health effects gains significant traction in both scientific literature and media coverage, consumers are becoming increasingly cautious about their food sources. Research suggests that microscopic plastic particles are near ubiquitous and virtually unavoidable, but special attention has been paid to their presence in seafood.  Scientists have detected microplastics in a variety of… Read More

Scientists surveying the Upper Gulf of California for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise have confirmed sightings of between 7 to 10 individuals and the birth of new calves, a slight increase from the 2024 survey, which marked the lowest results ever recorded. Found only in the Northern Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico, the vaquita porpoise is among the planet’s most endangered species. The population has seen a steady… Read More

Seafood traceability firm Trace Register has announced the launch of its next generation platform, ORIGIN, which the company said is designed to deliver real-time traceability data across complex international supply chains.  According to Trace Register, the model can reduce manual data entry… Read More

A team of scientists from the University of California San Diego, University of California Davis, and the University of Washington plan to use a mobile camera mounted system to determine the anatomical traits of white sturgeon. The proposed approach aims to reduce the need for farmers to manually… Read More

Sierra Leone-based Njala University and Oklahoma State University, which is based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A., recently launched a sustainable fish-farming project in Sierra Leone, aiming to enhance food security and nutrition while also creating employment and educational opportunities in the… Read More

Lithuania-based Vičiūnai Group and Finland-based Kalaneuvos Oy have been awarded with the top honors at the 2025 Seafood Excellence awards, which took place at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain, on 6 May. Vičiūnai Group took home the Best Retail Prize for its Cold-Smoked Atlantic Salmon and… Read More

Continuing to expand beyond its surimi roots, Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.A.-headquartered seafood company Aquamar is setting its sights on making ready-to-heat seafood a kitchen staple within U.S. households.

“We will always be proud of our surimi heritage, but we also recognize that like surimi, there’s a convenience opportunity with seafood,” Aquamar CEO Daryl Gormley told SeafoodSource. “We’ve talked to

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