Christine Blank

Paramount, California, U.S.A.-based seafood importer Jayone has announced a recall of frozen oyster meat due to “safety reasons.”

The recall notice comes shortly after two other U.S. importers – one in California and one in Utah – recalled frozen half-shell oysters from South Korea due to potential norovirus contamination. Jayone did not specify if norovirus contamination was the reason for its recall, merely noting that

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Hotels in the U.S. state of Florida are sourcing more seafood – particularly local species – for their restaurants and group events.

“When guests come to Florida, they expect to enjoy an abundance of fresh, local seafood. With the state surrounded by water, we’re fortunate to have access to an incredible variety of regional seafood, which we source through local purveyors,” Conrad Orlando Culinary Director Stephen

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Bensenville, Illinois, U.S.A.-based seafood, specialty meat, and gourmet foods distributor Fortune Fish & Gourmet is waiting patiently to see where U.S. tariffs net out before moving ahead with planned acquisitions.

“It’s hard to operate in this climate. In our world, where we do a lot of importing, it’s been very choppy with all this uncertainty. It has been sort of a rollercoaster,” Fortune CEO Sean

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U.S. retail and restaurant trade groups are urging President Donald Trump to lower tariffs and pursue other measures to achieve his trade goals after he recently issued an executive order implementing new duty rates on 69 countries and the European Union.

“We encourage the [Trump] administration to negotiate binding trade agreements that truly open markets by lowering tariffs, not raising them,” National Retail Federation Executive

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U.S. grocery chain Sprouts Farmers Market is bringing its meat and seafood sourcing in-house and expanding its self-distribution network. The Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.-based chain of 455 stores said bringing sourcing in-house allows the company to gain more control over its supply chain while… Read More

Novotel, a chain of nearly 600 hotels across the globe, recently developed Sustainable Seafood Principles in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that include a commitment to sourcing greater quantities of sustainable seafood.

Novotel’s new guidelines include banning the sourcing of 350 endangered seafood species and actions to promote responsible fishing by 2027.

The chain said in a release that the wild-caught seafood it serves

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Mowi Canada East Managing Director Gideon Pringle confirmed to SeafoodSource that there was a mortality event exceeding 10 percent of the site’s population at its Little Burdock Cove marine site in Newfoundland, Canada.

Pringle did not confirm the exact number of fish affected, but the total salmon population at the affected site in Bay Management Area 2 near Rencontre East, Newfoundland, is 176,249, Mowi said in a notice posted on the

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A British Columbia, Canada-based judge has sentenced Scott Steer to six years in prison and a fine of CAD 1.1 million (USD 794,000, EUR 696,000) after years of persistent fishery violations. 

B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crerar said that Steer has the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history. Steer and his co-accused corporation – which Crerar called a “sham” operated by Steer's wife – were

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After announcing goals to appeal to more consumer segments earlier this year, Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi has launched its new Mowi Signature range of products, focusing on U.S. foodservice customers.

Mowi already provides a variety of salmon options for foodservice operators, but the Mowi Signature line offers Mowi's most premium salmon options from Scotland and Norway, Mowi CP of Americas Senior Director of Category

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Two U.S. importers have recalled frozen half-shell oysters from South Korea due to possible contamination with norovirus. Vernon, California, U.S.A.-based Wang Globalnet recalled 1,200 cases of frozen half-shell oysters labeled “Product of Korea, Pack 144 counts,” with a harvest date… Read More