Bhavana Scalia-Bruce is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. She attended the University of Maine studying journalism and Spanish. Before joining the SeafoodSource team, Bhavana worked for DownEast magazine as an editorial intern, as well as a columnist and business manager for UMaine’s student award-winning newspaper, the Maine Campus.
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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement and is compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives.
- Nelson, New Zealand-based seafood company Sealord Group has invested approximately USD 6 million (EUR 5.5 million) in a forest carbon offset project, working with Maori landowners.
The investment vessel, developed by Te Arawa fisheries and New Zealand Carbon Farming (NZCF), is
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To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].
-Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A-based seafood distributor Stavis Seafoods has announced David Lancaster has stepped down as CEO and will replaced by Soren Dalsager.
In
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An increase in the truck tonnage index in May and June signified heightened demand for trucking freight, while the field overall remains in "recession territory," according to data from the American Trucking Association (ATA).
The ATA's for-hire truck tonnage index showed a 2.1 percent increase in June, following a 1.2 percent increase in May. Still,
Average prices for Norwegian salmon continued to decline in the 34th week of 2023.
The Nasdaq Salmon Index reported the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway dropped to NOK 71.19 (USD 6.74, EUR 6.17), down NOK 2.20 (USD 0.21, EUR 0.19), or 2.99 percent, week-over-week to compared to week 33.
Fish Pool reported Norway exported 24,089 MT of salmon over the past week, down from the 24,160 MT it exported in the
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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement and is compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives.
- The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has joined the newly formed Nature Crime Alliance, which will focus on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Officially founded 23 August, the Nature Crime Alliance is a partnership between the World Resources
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SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
-Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based seafood analog startup Seed to Surf tinned seafood analog maker has been chosen to join the Whole Foods Market Local and Emerging Accelerator Program (LEAP).
The Austin, Texas, U.S.A. grocery chain launched its LEAP program in 2022 as a means of aiding the growth
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To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].
-On 21 August, the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers announced Alvin Burch, a longtime member and industry veteran, had died. Burch worked in the seafood
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The Panama Canal, through which 40 percent of container traffic from Asia to Europe travels, is predicted to see unprecedented congestion in the lead-up to the year-end holiday season.
A historic drought in Panama has slowed down traffic through the canal, with restrictions imposed on ship draft and the number of vessels allowed to make the crossing due to water conservation regulations. As a result, the average wait time to use the canal has
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Norwegian salmon prices continued to decline in the 33rd week of the year, continuing a downward pricing trend.
The Nasdaq Salmon Index reported the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway hit NOK 73.39 (USD 6.90, EUR 6.37), a drop of NOK 0.80 (USD 0.08, EUR 0.07), or 1.08 percent, week-over-week to compared to week 32.
Norway exported a total of 22,698 MT of salmon in the past week, up from the 22,368 MT it sent in
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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives.
The consultation is open for public commentary until 8 September and goes to the GSSI Steering Board. The
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