Haley Jones

Mica Linscheid was born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska, U.S.A., and watched his career schoolteacher parents participate in the Bristol Bay commercial fishery each summer. Once he was old enough, he spent seven seasons commercial fishing himself. “I found that all my friends were commercial fishing up in Bristol Bay, and they would come back and it was just this slew of stories,” Linscheid told SeafoodSource. “It’s enthralling to people,… Read More

The University of Stirling in Scotland recently published a study analyzing the differences between lice in their larval stages and after they reach maturity in an attempt to develop strategies to control lice on farms. In the study, researchers compared secretions released by lice that attach to salmon at the parasite’s young larval stage to the secretions found in adult lice.  More specifically, researchers took samples of larval salmon… Read More

The Aleutians East Borough in Alaska filed a formal ethics complaint with Alaska’s Attorney General regarding a vote taken that approved the dismantling of an adaptive conservation management program. The complaint alleged that a council member who voted should have recused themselves from the February Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting due to a conflict of interest.   The Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Management Area is commonly… 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]. –  Ålesund, Norway- based salmon farming and processing seafood company Hofseth International announced Olav Holst-Dyrnes as the incoming chief executive officer, replacing… Read More

Cork, Ireland-based global aquaculture investment firm Hatch Blue is partnering with St. John’s, Canada-based ocean technology association Oceans Advance to create the Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Studio. The studio will launch officially in July in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, aiming to help companies scale faster, attract investment, and commercialize technologies that are built in Canada, according to a release by Hatch… Read More

Members of the Global Labor Justice (GLJ) organization spoke to a crowd during a panel and a vigil outside the Thomas M. Menino exposition building at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA) on 16 March to advocate for enforceable brand agreements with fishing vessels in Taiwan. GLJ also hosted a panel session on 16 March, at which speakers discussed instances of alleged forced labor, lack of access to Wi-Fi, withheld paychecks, and abuse… Read More

Markos Scheer said he knew starting Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Seagrove right in his hometown would be vital to the small town’s economy. Speaking to SeafoodSource at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – which took place from 15 to 17 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – Scheer said he’s proud to boost the local economy by doing something he loves. Seagrove is Alaska’s largest vertically integrated multi-species… Read More

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is seeking feedback from stakeholders as it refreshes its guidelines on how aquaculture can be conducted responsibly in and around protected areas, such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and marine reserves. “As aquaculture becomes central to feeding a growing global population and protected areas continue to expand, there is a clear opportunity to better align food production with conservation… Read More

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.-based seaweed technology company Aqua Theon, formerly known as Cashi Cake, raised USD 13 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a seed funding round and will invest USD 5 million (EUR 4.3 million) of that funding directly into its marine plant-based drink OoMee. OoMee was started in 2025 by Aqua Theon Founder and CEO Alissa Miky. “OoMee is the first red algae-based health drink in the U.S.,” Aqua Theon said. According… Read More

Correction: This article has been updated to correctly attribute a quote to Wholechain CEO Jayson Berryhill and mentions of shrimp vessels have been removed, as the project is only focusing on tuna vessels.  Bangkok, Thailand-based seafood producer Thai Union Group is aiming for 50 percent of the tuna-fishing vessels it works with to have Wi-Fi capabilities onboard by the end of 2026 and increase that total to 75 percent in the next two… Read More