Chris Chase is the Portland, Maine-based executive editor of SeafoodSource. Previously, he worked covering local issues at the Coastal Journal in Bath, Maine, where he won multiple awards from the Maine Press Association for his news coverage and food reviews. Chris is a graduate of the University of Maine, and got his start in writing by serving as a reporter and later the State Editor of The Maine Campus, an award-winning campus newspaper.
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Shinkei Systems, a seafood robotics company that manufactures automated fish harvesting systems, has successfully raised USD 22 million (EUR 18.9 million) in Series A funding.
Shinkei Systems was founded in 2021 and has developed a patented system of robots that allows fish processors to automate the “ikejime” process of slaughtering fish. The company has established what it calls “Seremoni Grade” fish, named after
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has greenlit sales of Wildtype’s cell-cultured salmon.
The San Fransico, California, U.S.A.-based cell-cultured salmon startup has garnered significant investments from a range of companies and celebrities since it opened the doors to its pilot production facility. Now, the company said its cell-cultured products are on the menu at Kann in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., with sales currently occurring
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The biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, also referred to commonly as the High Seas Treaty, has moved closer to entering into force after 19 countries ratified the agreement during the United Nations Ocean Conference.
The High Seas Treaty is the result of a deal that was finalized in March 2023 after nearly 20 years of UN-facilitated talks. The treaty first opened for ratification in September 2023 and requires at
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The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has established multiple restriction zones after detecting infectious salmon anemia (ISA).
The new restriction zones establish controls on animals raised via aquaculture in the Bø, Øksnes, Hadsel, and Sortland municipalities of Nordland, Norway. The regulations are designed to limit the spread of ISA and applies to aquaculture operations in the area and “others who carry out activities
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Vietnam-based KTCFOOD has become the latest company to participate in the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), a global coalition of scientists and seafood industry leaders focused on the sustainability of the tuna industry.
ISSF said joining the foundation as a participating company signals KTCFOOD’s commitment to ensuring the long-term sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide. Every company that joins the foundation
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has released its latest review of the state of the world’s marine fisheries resources in what it is calling its most detailed assessment yet, finding many of the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out in its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be out of reach.
This year, the annual report analyzed 2,570 disaggregated fisheries stocks, ramping up its
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