Erin Spampinato

Twenty-one Norwegian salmon farmers, including Mowi, Lerøy and Austevoll, have filed a class action suit against the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries demanding an end to the “traffic light” system which Norway uses to monitor sea lice in aquaculture. 

That system, which was put in place in 2017, divides Norway’s coastal waters into 13 production areas which can be classified by green,

U.K. grocer Waitrose announced that it will adopt Seafish’s Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT). 

The tool, which was created by the U.K. seafood sector public body, allows seafood businesses to assess carbon footprints for both wild-caught and farmed seafood products. Retailers input data about their supply chains, such as fuel use, processing, packaging, and transportation information, and SCEPT generates a carbon

U.S. imports declined again in August and are likely, experts say, to continue to decline for the rest of the year. 

The National Retail Federation (NRF), which produces the Global Port Tracker with Hackett Associates, attributed the declines, both actual and projected, to the effect of tariff pauses, which caused shippers to move merchandise for the holiday season early, producing mid-summer shipping rushes. 

Now, according to

The Chinese Ministry of Transportation announced on 10 October that the nation will begin charging American-built, -owned, and -flagged vessels port service fees in direct response to an April announcement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that the U.S. would charge Chinese vessels for entering U.S. ports.

The USTR's plans, which are set to take effect 14 October, will require Chinese-owned and -operated vessels to be

Environmental nonprofit Greenpeace has alleged that the U.S. government is too lenient on cracking down on trafficking, especially as it relates to major seafood supplying nations.

The organization made the claim in response to the U.S. government’s ranking of Taiwan and Indonesia in its yearly Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, the most recent edition of which included Taiwan achieving a Tier 1 ranking for the 16th time and Indonesia

Indonesia’s shrimp exports slowed considerably in August after growing throughout most of the year, according to the latest reports from ShrimpInsights.

ShrimpInsights site owner and chief analyst Willem van der Pijl attributed August’s decline to the “impact of new U.S. tariffs,” which he said had finally worked their way through the market. 

“Until July, exports had grown consistently, supported by robust

SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular roundup of updates from the sector. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

– Singapore-based biotechnology startup ImpacFat has secured financing to commercialize its cultivated omega-3 fish fat product, as well as strategic investment to launch a research and development center in Tokyo,

East Devonport, Tasmania-based salmon and trout farmer Petuna, which raises fish in the Tamar River estuary at Rowella and in Macquarie Harbour, has partnered with Dundee, U.K.-based Ace Aquatec to use the aquaculture technology company’s underwater biomass-measuring cameras. 

Biomass measurements are traditionally taken manually, with fish removed and weighed for sampling, from which an estimate of the total biomass is drawn. But

Singapore-headquartered alternative protein startup Full Circle Biotechnology announced plans to build an insect protein plant in Thailand capable of producing 7,000 metric tons of product per year.

Full Circle said the new plant will be built thanks to investments from a successful funding round which included Windsor, U.K.-based ocean impact investment firm Rypples. Though the company has not disclosed the details of the funding round,

To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

–Ålesund, Norway-based cod farmer Ode announced the appointment of Anders Tofte Wilhelmsen to the role of commercial director. 

The appointment comes as the