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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory not to eat, sell, or serve imported shrimp processed by Indonesia-based PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, which does business as BMS Foods and supplies frozen raw shrimp to certain Walmart stores under the “Great Value” brand name.
It also recommended Walmart recall shrimp from the processor.
The FDA issued the alert after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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SeafoodSource is closely following seafood processing and equipment innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].
– Fosnavåg, Norway-based seafood industry equipment provider MMC First Process has announced the development of an energy-efficient circulation system for wellboats.
The company said the product, dubbed Aqu Green Circ, will
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Oslo, Norway-based seafood sustainability-focused impact investment firm Bluefront Equity has closed its second impact fund, Bluefront Capital II, with USD 100 million (EUR 85.8 million) in investments from such firms as the European Investment Fund, Novo Holdings, and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
In a release about the news, the company said that Bluefront Capital II had already invested in three companies engaged in improving the
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Shipping and logistics experts are predicting a sector-wide slowdown after U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced he was extending a pause on proposed tariffs on Chinese imports.
The first pause on U.S.-China tariffs, which was announced in May, resulted in a rush of cargo into the U.S. from the Far East. Rates for shipping containers went up, container availability went down, and U.S. ports saw record high volumes.
Now, experts
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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].
– Former Skretting CEO Therese Log Bergjord is joining Aquaticode as a strategic advisor.
Stavanger, Norway-headquartered Aquaticode is an AI-driven company that
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The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) has announced details of its upcoming Wild Alaska Pollock Annual Meeting, set to be held on 18 September in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
GAPP CEO Craig Morris said that Aquamar CEO Daryl Gormley will headline the meeting and that the results of two major studies concerning the Alaska pollock fishery's economic impact will be shared at the event.
Under the leadership of Gormley,
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