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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With the debut of its new Frozen Alaska Pink Salmon Fillets, Wild Alaska salmon processor Circle Seafoods is betting big on the “underdog” of the salmon world.
The company, which is working on a barge that will process and freeze salmon, is currently still working on getting that facility operational. In the meantime, Circle Seafoods Co-Founder Eren Shultz told SeafoodSource the company is using the Annette Island Packing Company
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Maruha Nichiro reported higher revenue and an increase EBITDA on higher sales in its marine resources and processed foods segments – with the company crediting the Japanese economy being on a positive trend for the increase.
Maruha Nichiro reported net sales of JPY 828.1 billion (USD 5.4 billion, EUR 5.3 billion) for Q3 in the year ending March 2025, an increase of 5.2 percent over the JPY 787.3 billion (USD 5.2 billion, EUR 5 billion) it
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The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and industry allies recently scored a court victory against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, allowing a lawsuit over the “red” listing of lobster to move forward.
The MLA and several other plaintiffs in the lobster industry – including Bean Maine Lobster Inc., the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, Atwood Lobster LLC, and Bug Catcher Inc., owned by Gerry Cushman,
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The Scientific Committee of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) recently published its latest assessment of the stocks overseen by the regional fishery management organization (RFMO), issuing a “green” rating for the yellowfin tuna stock – which has for nearly a decade been considered overfished.
The yellowfin stock has long been the subject of scrutiny by environmental organizations and NGOs, who have criticized the
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Mitsubishi Corporation, the parent company of Cermaq Group, revealed the salmon farmer saw an increased profit in the nine months ending 31 December, 2024.
According to Mitsubishi’s results, Cermaq posted a nine-month profit of JPY 8.1 billion (USD 53 million, EUR 51 million), an increase over the JPY 7.6 billion (USD 50 million, EUR 48 million) it posted in the same period of 2023. That made the company Mitsubishi’s highest profit
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Norway’s seafood export value reached a new high in January with the U.S. accounting for nearly 10 percent of total exports.
Data shared by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) indicates the country exported NOK 15.3 billion (USD 1.36 billion, EUR 1.31 billion) worth of seafood in January 2025, an increase of 14 percent, or NOK 1.9 billion (USD 169 million, EUR 162 million), over the same month of 2024. The increase was largely thanks to
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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is pushing back against Norway’s plan to tax certified fish at a higher rate than non-certified fish.
Norway is reportedly considering changes to its resource rent tax on Norwegian farmed salmon, trout, and rainbow trout. As part of the changes, ASC certified salmon will reportedly be subject to an additional NOK 2.00 (USD 0.18, EUR 0.17) per kilogram surcharge, according to a newsletter released
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