Haley Jones

A lawsuit brought by animal rights activist organization PETA against the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine, U.S.A., was dismissed on 26 January. In the lawsuit, filed 28 July 2025, the group asked the court to declare the festival a public nuisance. Additionally, PETA claimed the festival made an “unavoidable spectacle out of cruelty to animals” and asked the judge to issue a permanent injunction prohibiting the steaming of… Read More

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently reported that 90 percent of U.S. fisheries by volume are MSC-certified, giving the country the top rank for environmentally sustainable fisheries globally.   “MSC is proud to partner with U.S. fisheries that have a longstanding commitment to sustainability and the protection of our country's marine resources,” MSC Program Director in the U.S. Laura McDearis said in a release. “As demonstrated… Read More

Hampstead, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based Atlantic Fish and Vienna, Austria-based food tech startup Revo Foods are partnering to create cell-cultured seafood, particularly whitefish alternative products, made with mycoprotein. Using mycoprotein made via Revo's 3D extrusion technology, the two companies said they hope to create a product with the same flavor profile and appearance of seafood. The collaboration marks a continuation of Atlantic… 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]. – Singapore-based cell-cultivated food tech startup Umami Bioworks has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tokyo, Japan-based health food and cosmetic manufacturer Nippon Barrier Free to tap into… Read More

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A., and the University of Rhode Island (URI) recently published research on the economic damage caused by recurring sargassum seaweed inundation events in various U.S. coastal regions, with a focus on Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), and Florida’s Atlantic coast.  According to NOAA, sargassum is “a type of floating brown algae that provides… Read More

Paris, France-based insect biotechnology company Innovafeed and Verona, Italy-based fish feed producer NaturAlleva have announced a commercial partnership to integrate black soldier fly (BSFL) ingredients into aquafeed. “This partnership marks a key step in positioning insect-based ingredients in aquaculture as true functional components,” Innovafeed CEO and Co-Founder Clément Ray said. “It clearly demonstrates that our BSFL ingredients… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.-based seafood brand Chicken of the Sea has revamped its 60-year-old jingle with singer, actress, and entrepreneur Jessica Simpson holding the microphone. Simpson’s singing of the iconic jingle coincides with the launch of Chicken of the Sea’s new Wild Caught Light Tuna packet, featuring Frank’s RedHot.   "We couldn't imagine a better partner than Jessica Simpson to revamp our brand's beloved jingle,"… 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]. – Boston, Massachusetts-based aquaculture technology firm Innovasea has named Amy Brookman as its new general manager of fish tracking. Brookman has moved from her vice… Read More

Sydney, Australia opened a new AUD 800 million (USD 538 million, EUR 459 million), 26,000-square-meter fish market on 19 January in what it called a “major milestone” for the country’s seafood industry. The new market, located on Sydney Harbour, was designed by 3XN GXN Architects and the New South Wales (NSW), Australia government called the new building “the world’s best fish market” in a release.  NSW said it is now the… Read More

A new outdoor exhibition launched in Tromsø, Norway, alongside the Sørsjetéen jetty aims to bring public awareness toward local efforts to restore kelp forests. Known as the Ocean Green exhibit, the project launched 9 January. Spearheaded by funding from Norway’s Green Platform and endorsed by the United Nations’ Ocean Decade, Ocean Green is “a consortium bringing together science, engineering, technology, and local volunteer groups,… Read More