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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F3 – the Future of Fish Feed challenge has selected two winners in the latest edition of its initiative to promote alternatives to wild-caught ingredients in fish feed.
The latest edition of the challenge, the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge, was launched in June 2023 as a means of finding a replacement for krill in aquaculture feed ingredients. The challenge attracted 40 initial applicants, which were narrowed down to just 10 finalists in
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a post on his Truth Social social media platform that he has agreed to delay 25 percent tariffs on Mexican goods for another month.
The move comes just two days after the Trump administration implemented 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10 percent tariff on China on 4 March. Those tariffs were themselves implemented after a one-month delay from the original order in early
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Norway once again posted a record-breaking month in terms of seafood export value in February largely thanks to a big increase in salmon export volume.
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 14.2 billion (USD 1.3 billion, EUR 1.2 billion) in February 2025, an increase of NOK 853 million (USD 78 million, EUR 72 million), or 6 percent, compared to February 2024.
"We have never before experienced such a high export value in the month of
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California, U.S.A.-based Tsar Nicoulai Caviar is already making progress on turning around caviar producer and sturgeon farmer Sterling Caviar.
Sterling Caviar was founded by Stolt Sea Farm in 1983, but after posting years of losses, the company sold its operations to Eugene Fernandez in 2020. Fernandez told SeafoodSource he was confident that he could turn the company around and improve its finances, but his efforts weren’t enough;
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The Tuna Transparency Pledge has gained multiple major signatories – including retailers, suppliers, and tuna associations – as it pushes to increase on-the-water monitoring of the world’s tuna vessels.
The Tuna Transparency Pledge is a global initiative started by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in 2024. The central goal of the pledge is to gain signatories who promise to advance on-the-water monitoring across tuna-fishing
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U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his original order to institute 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, launching tariffs on goods from both countries on 4 March after a one-month pause.
In addition to the 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Trump also instituted an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods on top of the 10 percent he announced in February, meaning certain goods from China are now subject to a 45
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