Erin Spampinato

E.U.-funded interdisciplinary research project SEAwise, which has been studying European fisheries since 2020, has released a four-part film entitled "Shifting Seas," which focuses on the organization’s work in the Western Waters Case Study region, encompassing the Bay of Biscay and the… Read More

Scheveningen, Netherlands-based North Sea Farmers has completed its first seaweed harvest, the Amazon-backed company announced on 14 July.  North Sea Farm 1, the site where the harvest took place, is the world’s first commercial seaweed farm located in a field of wind turbines, which… Read More

Though container prices between Asia and the U.S. are down slightly from the highs importers saw in May and June, continued economic uncertainty is likely to drive price increases among some seafood species, Supreme Crab CEO Troy Turkin told SeafoodSource.

“It’s a new world,” Turkin said, describing fast-moving policy evolutions he’s seeing that are affecting his business, which specializes in luxury imports like blue and

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The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), a U.S. research center, has announced nearly USD 500,000 (EUR 429,000) in funding for new finfish and shellfish research projects. 

At the organization’s annual spring meeting, SCEMFIS announced USD 218,531 (EUR 187,300) in new funding, adding to the USD 277,000 (EUR 237,400) which the organization dedicated to groundbreaking finfish and shellfish research at the beginning of the

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Deeside, Wales-headquartered grocery store chain Iceland has announced that it is eliminating eyestalk ablation from the prawn supply chain of its own-label prawn products by the end of 2027.  The firm also said it will transition to the use of electric stunning as a harvesting method for its… Read More

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]. – Food system and health advocacy organization ProVeg… Read More

Larsen Mettler, the managing director Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-headquartered investment firm S2G Investments' ocean strategy, said he believes the world's oceans represent a huge investment opportunity that often goes unrecognized and untapped.

“The natural capital in the ocean is worth around USD 22 trillion to USD 25 trillion [EUR 19 trillion to EUR 21 trillion],” he said. “These are investable opportunities."

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Hauge i Dalan, Norway-based SurplusHub International, which owns business to business (B2B) marketplace for surplus industrial equipment SurplusHub.com, has partnered with Klepp, Norway-based aquaculture technology and services company AKVA.  “This is an important milestone in our… 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].

- Acme Smoked Fish Corporation CEO Eduardo Carbajosa has announced that he will retire at the end of 2025 and the company’s Chief People & Sustainability Officer Rob

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A kelp forest restoration project conducted by Ålesund, Norway-based ocean technology and seafood firm Ava Ocean is using kelp-eating sea urchins removed from the ocean floor to produce a novel alternative to traditional fertilizers for agricultural operations.  The urchin initiative… Read More