Haley Jones

A peer-reviewed study found that many seafood products harvested in Alaska contain low or non-detectable levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals." Researchers investigated PFAS concentrations in Alaskan seafood that was commercially harvested, analyzing edible tissue from 11 fish and shellfish species comprising five species of salmon, as well as halibut, cod, pollock, sablefish,… Read More

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are reportedly conducting "soft raids" to detain workers at a seafood processing facility owned by Lynden, Washington, U.S.A.-based Premier Packing. According to local Washington news stations and immigration advocacy groups, employees have been detained on numerous occasions by ICE outside the perimeter of the processing plant.  King 5 reported that a video recorded on 20 April showed an… Read More

Norwegian salmon-farming firm Mowi recently announced an expanded partnership with Helsinki, Finland-based AI platform RELEX Solutions to digitize and forecast raw material planning operations.   The companies will work in tandem to provide more visibility into market supply and demands, improve forecasting accuracy, and produce additional profit data using AI to condense spreadsheet-based processes, business intelligence tools, and enterprise… 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]. – Bangkok, Thailand-based seafood producer Thai Union Group hired three new executive positions; Ratiporn Ratcharoen as chief financial officer (CFO), Daniel Laverick as chief… Read More

El Segundo, California, U.S.A.-based Shinkei Systems announced it will expand its "Seremoni Grade" fish offerings, adding Alaska sockeye salmon to its portfolio with an investment into fisheries across Cook Inlet, Alaska.  Shinkei's patented system of robots allows fish processors to automate the “ikejime” process of slaughtering fish. The company has established what it calls “Seremoni Grade” fish, named after Seremoni Fish… Read More

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is planning to protest the Maine Lobster Festival, taking place 29 July in Rockland, Maine, U.S.A. The protest is intended as a public objection to the steaming of around 16,000 live lobsters while encouraging attendees to explore veganism. “The Maine Lobster Festival celebrates the torment and massacre of thousands of sentient animals, who feel pain as keenly as any dog, cat, or child,”… Read More

Dutch Harbor, Alaska, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler UniSea has agreed to pay a civil penalty of USD 5,900 (EUR 5,189) for alleged violations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act.   The EPA alleged in formal documents that UniSea "failed to comply with its National Polutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit" at the company's Dutch Harbor facility. The EPA said the permit covers discharges… Read More

The weather phenomenon known as El Niño has already been warming ocean temperatures this year, and scientists are warning that converging forces are more likely than not going to result in a “Super” El Niño.  Before that happens, however, the weather pattern has already affected global seafood sectors. Peru has indefinitely paused anchovy fishing due to a high presence of juveniles brought on by warmer ocean temperatures. In nearby Chile,… Read More

Auckland, New Zealand-based seaweed firm Greenwave Aotearoa, along with local fisherman Zane Smith, has launched a seaweed farm on the New Zealand island of Rakiura that utilizes a modular cultivation system developed by Norwegian seaweed firm Arctic Seaweed. "The farm demonstrates how strategic investment can support Māori enterprise, innovation, and sustainable economic development," Smith said.  The farm is regenerative, meaning it… Read More

Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Ocean Visions has published a new digital roadmap, highlighting pathways industries can take to support decarbonization efforts by utilizing seaweed more often in production processes. Seaweed aquaculture is already a major global industry when it comes to use in food and hydrocolloids, but Ocean Visions said  there is room for further research into seaweed’s potential use in biofuels and biostimulants.… Read More