Christine Blank, a veteran freelance writer and editor, covers all aspects of the seafood industry, from fishing to processing to selling and serving the final product. When she is not writing for SeafoodSource, Christine gets to taste scrumptious seafood dishes at U.S. restaurants for her food and travel blog, Flavorful Excursions (www.flavorfulexcursions.net). Christine loves to eat seafood of any kind, but lobster, crab and crawfish are among her favorites. In addition to SeafoodSource.com and SeaFood Business, Christine’s articles have been published in hundreds of leading magazines and newspapers, such as The New York Times, USA Today and Associated Press.
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May 20, 2026
A Quebec court ordered mining giant AccelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. to pay a record CAD 100 million (USD 72 million, EUR 63 million) fine for depositing harmful substances in Canadian waterways.
The sentence, handed down 15 May by the Court of Québec, is the harshest penalty ever imposed under the Canada Fisheries Act, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said in a release.
AccelorMittal pled guilty to 100 counts of releasing various… Read More
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May 19, 2026
El Segundo, California, U.S.A.-based seafood brand Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) has invested heavily in its foodservice and wholesale business, including the recent expansion of a national network of foodservice brokers.
Focused on key foodservice and wholesale segments, such as group purchasing organizations, multi-unit operators, convenience and gas operators, and independents, the expanded broker network will include the addition… Read More
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May 13, 2026
Seafood sales at U.S. retail dipped in April, largely due to rising inflation and the early timing of Easter compared to 2025, which helped boost last year’s April sales by comparison.
By category, fresh seafood sales rose just 0.6 percent by value to USD 678.8 million (EUR 579.3 million), while sales by volume dropped 3.9 percent year over year, according to new data from market research firm Circana analyzed by Lakeland, Florida,… Read More
Pacific Seafood's partnership with seasoning, sauce producer Kinder’s anchoring its value-added push
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May 13, 2026
Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.A.-based Pacific Seafood launched a partnership with Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.-based seasoning and sauce maker Kinder’s at this year’s Seafood Expo North America and is now seeking to expand distribution of the value-added product line.
“Partnering with Kinder’s is an exciting step forward for Pacific Seafood as we continue to grow our brand and expand our product portfolio,” Pacific Seafood Brand… Read More
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May 12, 2026
Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.A.-based natural and organic grocery retailer Natural Grocers, which operates nearly 170 stores across 21 U.S. states, has launched a private-label smoked salmon line, aiming to capitalize on the growing demand for smoked fish in the U.S.
The thinly sliced salmon sold under the new Natural Grocers Brand Wild Smoked Salmon is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and is cold smoked in small batches “at a… Read More
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May 8, 2026
U.S. consumer spending on this year’s Mother’s Day, which will take place on 10 May, is expected to reach a record USD 38 billion (EUR 32.3 billion), according to a survey conducted annually by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
While flowers are the most popular gift category, 63 percent of Americans who are celebrating the holiday are planning special outings such as dinner or brunch.
210 Analytics… Read More
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May 7, 2026
Seafood brand Chicken of the Sea, which is owned by food conglomerate Thai Union Group, has announced that it will source all of its branded retail tuna products from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries by the end of this year.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.-based company will become the first mainstream U.S. tuna brand to carry the MSC blue fish eco-label across its entire retail portfolio, Chicken of the Sea said in a… Read More
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May 6, 2026
A U.S. district court judge recently dismissed packaged food firm Conagra’s attempt to dismiss a 2024 lawsuit related to artificially adding weight to its fish products via overglazing.
In June 2024, consumers who purchased Mrs. Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s products in the U.S. states of New York and Massachusetts, claimed that Conagra short-weighted its products and “pumped up” its fish with the industrial filler sodium tripolyphosphate… Read More
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May 5, 2026
Seafood is underperforming in e-commerce but still has huge potential for growth, according to new reports.
According to the Digital Engagement Transforms Grocery Shopping 2026 report, conducted by FMI – The Food Industry Association and NielsenIQ, only 8.2 percent of total seafood sales are made online, versus 43.3 percent of health and performance product sales and 27 percent of coffee sales, for example.
“Many shoppers still prefer to… Read More
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May 4, 2026
Despite the high and growing demand for sushi in America, sushi burrito restaurant brand Sushirrito is closing its doors.
“After an incredible journey building and scaling Sushirrito over the last 15 years (and through COVID in the SF Bay Area, of all places), we’ve made the difficult decision to wind down operations,” Peter Yen, previously founder and chief executive roller of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.-based Sushiritto wrote on… Read More
