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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Cape Town, South Africa-based Sea Harvest Group increased both its earnings and revenue in the first six months of 2024, despite dealing with low catch rates and the sinking of one of its fishing vessels.
In its recently released unaudited results, the company posted revenue of ZAR 3.3 billion (USD 185 million, EUR 166 million) in the six months ending 30 June 2024, up from ZAR 3.2 billion (USD 179 million, EUR 161 million) in the same
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A new report from Dutch financial services company Rabobank is projecting China will drive 40 percent of the growth in seafood consumption globally by 2030 and, with that growth, become a USD 29 billion (EUR 26 billion) annual market.
The latest report from Rabobank’s “RaboResearch” found China’s growing economic prosperity and large population, coupled with its high demand for seafood, will help it continue its position
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Norwegian salmon-farming company Masoval posted higher sales revenue and earnings in Q2 2024 despite lower harvests, in part thanks to securing higher average prices year over year amid high volatility.
The salmon farmer recorded revenue of NOK 934 million (USD 89.3 million, EUR 79.8 million) in Q2 2024, up from the NOK 804 million (USD 76.8 million, EUR 68.7 million) it posted in Q2 2023. That increase came even as its harvests dropped
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New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has opened a land-based kingfish farm, calling it the first of its kind in the country.
The new kingfish farm is located in Ruakaka Northland and can produce up to 600 metric tons (MT) of kingfish each year, according to NIWA. The farm uses a land-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) to produce the fish and is the product of a joint venture between NIWA
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