Haley Jones

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) recently announced the total allowable catch (TAC) for Alaska golden king crab, with a 13 percent year-over-year increase. The news is being celebrated by Edmonds, Washington, U.S.A.-based crab producer Keyport.   “Golden king crab continues to be one of the most consistent and well-managed premium seafood products in the market,” Keyport CEO Mark Pedersen said in a release. “This year’s… Read More

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy recently proposed changes to the state's water reservation regulations, sparking backlash from industry group SalmonState, former Alaska Senate President Rick Halford, and former Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Commissioner Frank Rue. Dunleavy’s proposal would require applicants looking to set up a water reservation to pay for additional studies, data collection, and analyses as required by 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]. – Lunenburg, Nova Scotia-based seafood manufacturer High Liner Foods announced Nina Stangeland as the incoming executive vice president of procurement and salmon… Read More

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) spoke out in opposition to the sudden termination of funding by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) Program, which helps fund the region’s salmon hatchery programs.  "This decision by BPA caught us by surprise,” ODFW Director Debbie Colbert said in a release. “It puts decades of fishery reform work at risk and goes against the… Read More

Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.-based organization Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a USD 260 million (EUR 229 million) commitment to expand the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative during the Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly in London, England.   The Bloomberg Ocean Initiative expansion will “help close the gap between ocean protection commitments and action as countries work toward the global goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030,”… 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]. – Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.-based Phillips Foods announced a planned leadership transition that will see current Chief Executive Officer Steve Philips step back to Chairman… Read More

Philippines-based regenerative seaweed supply chain platform Coast 4C recently secured a EUR 2.1 million (USD 2.5 million) seed round investment to scale its digital platform for smallholder seaweed farmers, enabling them to increase productivity and give global processors access to consistent supply. The investment came from U.K.-based global aquaculture investment firm Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund (BRF), which is a EUR 92 million (USD… Read More

A fire at “Big Bear,” a cold storage facility operated by Lineage in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., caught on fire 17 June and has been burning for multiple days. The cause of the fire has yet to be confirmed, though reports speculate it could be in relation to the servicing of solar panels on the facility's roof. Lineage has reported there have been no associated injuries.   The facility remains closed, and the Los… Read More

A large ammonia leak at M/s Peter & Paul Seafood Exports, a shrimp-processing plant in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India, killed seven workers on 21 June and hospitalized 68 additional employees.   Local news outlets confirmed the shrimp processing and exporting location is in the Kannigaipair/Manjungaranai area near Periyapalayam. Additionally, The Hindu reported that the site employed “mostly migrant women.”  "Immediately as… Read More

North Haven, Maine, U.S.A.-based fisherman Marshal Ames, 57, died on 21 June after falling overboard the fishing vessel Long Faces. The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the fatality, which occurred in Hurricane Sound, near Vinalhaven, Maine. The incident was reported around 4:45 p.m. through a distress call over VHF radio, according to a release by Maine Marine Patrol. The U.S. Coast Guard Station in Rockland responded alongside Maine… Read More