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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]. – John Williams retired from his role as executive director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) after two decades, though he will continue to serve in an advisory role… 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]. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported George McManus’ transition from president of JJ McDonnell & Co. to CEO and visionary. However, that move… Read More

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based Acme Smoked Fish announced three companies that will each receive a USD 70,000 (EUR 59,235) grant to fund projects that alleviate the carbon footprint of the seafood industry. Deer Isle Oyster Company, OctaPulse, and Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association each earned the annual project grant, funded through the Acme Smoked Fish Foundation's Seafood Industry Climate Awards (SICA), the company said in… Read More

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is forecasting both a strong pink salmon harvest and a strong chum salmon harvest in the Prince William Sound this year, with both expected to be 14 percent above the recent 10-year average for even years.  The official forecast predicts a wild pink salmon harvest of 3.9 million for the Prince William Sound, which would fall below last year’s 5.9 million pink salmon harvested. For chum salmon in… Read More

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is mirroring the same successful sensor data system used at the International Space Station (ISS) for use in marine environments that hold an estimated 8 million tons or more of plastic a year. In late 2025, NASA scientists were able to successfully detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land for the first time, using a technology… Read More

Toulouse, France-based animal nutrition company Aviwell has raised EUR 11 million (USD 13.1 million) from key investors to fund its artificial intelligence-driven animal microbiome platform. Trademarked “Aneto,” the AI-powered technology is an intelligence-based system that maps and decodes animal microbiomes, helping to identify native bacterial communities that might impact animal welfare and performance. It then turns that data into… Read More

Projected aquaculture growth may soon lead to shortages of fishmeal without alternative ingredients, such as insect-based feed, to fill the gaps. As a result, insect-based feed production is scaling up, and while most insect-based feed uses black soldier flies (BSF) as a main ingredient, one startup in India is focusing on an exciting new ingredient: silkworms. Founded in 2019 by Ankit Alok Bagaria and Abhi Gawri, Bangalore-based biotechnology… Read More

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