Haley Jones

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

Icy Waters and Trident Seafoods were declared the winners of the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.A.-based Icy Waters won the “Best New Retail Product” award for its Coconut Margarita Haddock by The Good Fish Company. The new product is an Atlantic haddock fillet crusted with an everything topping and a tequila, coconut,… Read More

East Boothbay, Maine, U.S.A.-based Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences has partnered with aquaculture investment firm Hatch Blue to launch “a first of its kind” blue biotech innovation studio to aid ten businesses with growing enough to attract investors. According to a release by Hatch Blue, the innovation studio will work with the Maine Technology Institute to create better avenues for pushing marine resources into high-value sectors,… Read More

Oxford, U.K.-based animal welfare data consultancy firm Food Animal Initiative (FAI) has launched “The Tilapia Hub,” a new platform designed to help tilapia supply chain professionals think about fish welfare when doing business, the company said in a release. “We are already influencing thousands of tilapia farmers worldwide,” FAI E-Learning and Aquaculture Program Manager Sara Barrento said. “The Tilapia Hub accelerates this progress… Read More

The Kawerak Tribe of Alaska said that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (NPFMC) recent action to limit chum salmon bycatch is not enough to repopulate the fishery, calling it a “step backwards.” The NPFMC met to take final action on management strategies for limiting chum salmon bycatch in the Eastern Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery on 11 February 2026, and voted to reject a hard cap on Western Alaska chum salmon bycatch but… Read More

Ålesund, Norway-based seafood handling and processing technology company Optimar announced three new contracts worth NOK 70 million (USD 7.3 million) with Akureyri, Iceland-based fishing company Samherji for a land-based aquaculture facility called “Salmon Garden.” “These contracts demonstrate the breadth of what we can deliver within aquaculture,” Optimar Sales Manager Espen Rørvik said in a release. “We are proud to support… 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]. – New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based scallop and seafood producer Northern Wind announced Stuart Benton as its new CFO to lead the company’s financial strategy and… Read More

Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.A.-based Roger Williams University’s (RWU) Center for Economic and Environmental Development (CEED) is working on a research project aimed to strengthen the state’s quahog fisheries in Narragansett Bay. The project combines aquaculture, disease testing, and hands-on student training to support the wild shellfish populations, which in turn strengthens the state’s seafood economy, the university research center… Read More