Erin Spampinato

Trondheim, Norway-based aquaculture biotechnology firm CFEED, which grows live hatchable Acartia tonsa copepod eggs for use in fish feed, has dramatically expanded its production facility in Vanvikan, Norway, in order to meet demand from the industry for live feed.  The new facility, which… Read More

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]. – Bergen,… Read More

Kats, Netherlands-headquartered land-based aquaculture firm The Kingfish Company has decided to scale back fresh sales in the United States in response to import tariffs and the exchange rate compared to the U.S. dollar. 

In a press release delivering its H1 2025 results to investors, the company said “current conditions [in the U.S.] do not support profitable operations.” Kingfish said it will continue to sell frozen product in

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SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected]. – Singapore-based cell-cultivated food tech startup Umami… Read More

Mowi Canada East has confirmed the death of approximately 400,000 fish acrossthree of its Newfoundland sites: Broad Cove, Harvey Hill East, and Harvey Hill South. Mowi issued a 4 September statement via Facebook to address “recent public commentary” of the incident, which featured reports that up to 1.7 million fish had been affected by the die off.  The company said the confusion apparently stemmed from its initial report on the… Read More

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].

– High Liner Foods has announced that Kimberly Stephens is its new chief financial officer, taking the place of Darryl Bergman, who will continue to advise the company

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has reaffirmed its commitment to working with Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture companies after a local salmon conservation group accused several of the province's firms of committing environmental violations.

In early July, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) released evidence of what it said was illegal dumping at salmon farms off the south coast of Newfoundland and demanded that the DFO place a

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BioMar, Innovafeed, and Auchan have announced a partnership that intends to commercialize the use of insects– particularly black soldier fly meal produced by Innovafeed – into feed for the Ecuadorian shrimp sector. 

The partnership, which was announced at the Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, Netherlands, aims to leverage the strengths of each company and, if successful, could mark a significant step in the acceptance of insect

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Bento Inc. has joined the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Sushi Council. Toronto, Ontario, Canada-headquartered Bento Inc. runs more than 500 sushi bars throughout North America. It also supplies 2,500 sites in Canada and the U.S. through a commissary model, which offers convenience sushi… Read More

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]. – The National… Read More