Haley Jones

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.-based nonprofit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced an updated strategy to scale up its impact. “We’re calling this strategy ‘All Hands on Deck’ because we know we can’t do it alone,” the organization said in a release. “So, we’re building a coalition of like-minded industry leaders, NGOs, governments, funders, and other stakeholders to join us as collaborators and partners for the next… Read More

Jeff Turner has owned and operated his commercial fishing vessel Mirage since 2010 in Sitka, Alaska, U.S.A.  This year, thanks to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant awarded to the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), his boat was rebuilt to have hybrid diesel-electric capabilities. “This electrification project came up through ALFA, and I applied. They sized the boat, it had space for the project, and they motivated me to be… Read More

Ghana declared its first-ever marine protected area (MPA) on 14 April, protecting 686 square kilometers of waters along the West African country’s Greater Cape Three Points area. The MPA is home to 21 coastal water communities, according to a report by Ghana News Agency, and was declared by Ghana Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent said in a release that the MPA declaration is a… Read More

The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to provide a legal framework for establishing cooperatives among salmon setnetters, which would allow the commingling of fish to occur. Commingling of fish, as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is the action of mixing, blending, or combining different species of fish, shellfish, or fishery products that have been harvested before processing. Harvested products… Read More

The draft of a preliminary report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has projected 125.5 million salmon to be commercially harvested in the state this year, which would be significantly lower than last year’s 194.8 million salmon harvested should it come to fruition. Per Alaskafish.news, comparisons per area and species are listed in the report, with data sets projected for sockeye, coho, pink, and chum salmon. Projected… Read More

The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), a Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A.-based nonprofit, announced it will sponsor a new round of research and development projects with funding from the Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC). This round of Joint Innovations Projects is the third such round launched by the nonprofit, with AFDF saying in a release that it’s designed to “partner with the private sector to accelerate innovation, address barriers… Read More

Trondheim, Norway-based aquaculture technology and equipment firm ScaleAQ has announced it will provide a feed barge to Japanese aquaculture company Japan Salmon Farm's (JSF) operations in northern Honshu later this year. “ScaleAQ is a trusted partner with extensive expertise and a strong track record in feeding systems and feed barges,” JSF Representative Mizuho Muradatae said in a release. “The introduction of this equipment represents… Read More

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods filed a lawsuit against the city of Tacoma on 8 April, accusing the city's fire department of “making a critical tactical decision” that destroyed a Trident commercial fishing vessel in 2023. According to King5, the lawsuit seeks damages of at least USD 100 million (EUR 85 million).  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that Trident’s boat, Kodiak… Read More

Romoy Forbes, 31, of Deer Park, New York, U.S.A., was indicted recently in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. for allegedly conspiring to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of cargo and sell the items for illicit profit.  According to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts, Forbes allegedly stole cargo containing over USD 800,000 (EUR 682,880) worth of beer, snow crabs, blueberries, and… 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, Norway-based Benchmark Genetics appointed Thomas Samdal as its incoming chief financial officer. “Benchmark Genetics plays a key role in the global aquaculture… Read More