Erin Spampinato is the Georgetown, Maine-based price reporting specialist of SeafoodSource. Erin has held staff writer and editor positions at a number of mission-driven organizations, and her freelance journalism has appeared in various publications, including Electric Literature and The Guardian. She is also the author of numerous academic publications on the topics of gender, literature, and history. Erin holds a PhD in English Literature from the Graduate Center, CUNY, an MA from Columbia University, and a BA from Smith College.
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Biscay, Spain-based marine technology company Zunibal – which is owned by Nazca Capital – has acquired Hobart, Tasmania-based Echoview, a hydroacoustic science and analysis software company.
Echoview is known for its flagship Echoview program, which processes hydroacoustic and sonar data and is currently used by governments, scientists, and various marine industries. The company also offers training in the interpretation of
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Royal Greenland has named Toke Binzer as its new CEO, effective 1 December.
Royal Greenland has been reorganizing its structure and leadership team in recent months after firing former CEO Susan Arfelt Rajamand in February. Rajamand’s departure came as the company experienced a series of difficult years, including a DKK 255 million (USD 40 million, EUR 34 million) loss in 2023 which former Board Chair Maliina Abelsen called “one
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A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science found that endangered shark meat is being sold in U.S. grocery stores to unsuspecting customers.
The study's authors, comprising a research team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that mislabeling or vague labeling of shark meat in U.S. grocery stores is resulting in consequences for both human health and shark conservation.
“We found critically endangered
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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) formally awarded two certifications to Singapore-based seafood wholesaler and processor Songlilai Trading Enterprise and Singapore-based sushi catering firm Junshin Sushi at Seafood Expo Asia, being held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center from 10 to 12 September.
Both companies were awarded with MSC Chain of Custody and ASC Chain of Custody certifications,
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The shipping and logistics sector appears to be acclimating to a year of tariff-related shocks that drove shippers to rush goods to key markets.
Prices for routes between the Far East and the United States peaked dramatically in June, with prices for routes between Shanghai and Los Angeles in particular climbing to USD 5,914 (EUR 5,055) for a 40-foot-equivalent unit (FEU), according to the Drewry World Container Index. By 28 August,
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on 8 September that CAD 80 million (USD 58 million, EUR 49 million) of the CAD 1 billion (USD 720 million, EUR 617 million) tariff relief fund he announced on 5 September will go toward supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Atlantic Canada.
The CAD 1 billion fund is itself part of a CAD 5 billion (USD 3.6 billion, EUR 3.1 billion) policy package intended to strengthen
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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].
– Aquaculture technology firm AKVA Group has announced a number of leadership changes.
Erlend Gundersen Røed has been named COO of AKVA Group’s
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a set of strategic measures aimed at responding to the impacts of U.S. trade policy, and the nation’s seafood industry appears likely to benefit.
“We cannot control what other nations do,” Carney said in a press release about the Buy Canada policy package he announced on 5 September. “We can control what we give ourselves – what we build for
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