Haley Jones

PrimeFish Founder Jake Dellagrotta and Whitecap International Seafood Exporters Co-Founder Darrell Roche wanted to make affluent seafood more accessible by delivering it right to customers’ doorsteps. Over the past 6 years, they've done just that.   Dellagrotta founded Rhode Island, U.S.A.-based PrimeFish in 2020, setting out to do things differently. As a fourth generation member of the seafood industry, he wanted to leverage his age and… Read More

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced USD 518,000 (EUR 453,250) in grant funding availability aimed at helping nonprofits recover surplus food from farms and seafood producers to redistribute to food-insecure residences.   According to a release from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the funding is a part of the Gleaning and Seafood Recovery Support Program.  “The Department of Agriculture is excited to continue the… Read More

New research has found declining runs of Yukon River Chinook salmon were caused by marine heatwaves, not commercial harvests or bycatch of salmon taken prior to spawning, according to NOAA Fisheries.  NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center conducted research into why salmon mortality rates continue to rise in the area and if climate was a contributing factor, according to a release by NOAA. Through that, the organization found that the… Read More

Doug Santschi was promoted 13 July to president of Salisbury, Mayland, U.S.A.-based seafood processor Handy Seafood, effective immediately, after spending the past year as chief commercial officer (COO). “This is an exciting opportunity and an honor,” Santschi said in a company release. “Handy Seafood has a rich history, an outstanding team, and a strong reputation for quality and innovation. I look forward to working with our employees,… 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]. – Varkaus, Finland-based fish farm Finnforel named Mikko Karell as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective immediately.   Karell has more than 25 years of… Read More

State and federal lawmakers from Oregon are speaking out against the Bonneville Power Administration’s sudden announcement that the federal agency would cease roughly USD 2 million (EUR 1.7 million) in funding to Oregon’s Select Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) Program, which provides financial support to salmon hatcheries in the state.  On 1 July 2026, the Oregon Coastal Caucus, which comprises seven state legislators, sent a letter to… Read More

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada-based East Coast Innovation announced the upcoming launch of its new fish loading technology, SmoothMove, which is designed to move large populations of fish quickly and safely.   “The SmoothMove fish loading device was precision engineered to improve the critical interface between the fish population and the fish pumping system during transfers,” East Coast Innovation CEO Joel Halse said in a release.… Read More

NOAA has awarded more than USD 3.8 million (EUR 3.3 million) in grant funding to 41 recipients across 19 states and two Tribes working with marine mammal rescue efforts. The grants are funded through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program, which was founded in 2000 and, to date, has provided more than USD 83.2 million (EUR 72.7 million) in funding, according to a release by NOAA. Grant recipients have responded to… Read More

Montpellier, France-based aquatic restoration engineering company Ecocean and Dendermonde, Belgium-based biotechnology company INVE Aquaculture have announced a new partnership bringing specialized feed solutions to hatchery restoration programs. Ecocean’s BioRestore restoration programs boost inshore populations by placing fish larvae in specifically engineered nursing grounds, allowing for growth without disruption before being released back… Read More

The government of French Polynesia has expanded ocean protections to 30 percent of its waters, conserving an additional 520,000 square kilometers of the nation’s territorial waters.  “This is our mission as Oceanians,” French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson said in announcing the expansion. “We also hope that it can inspire other countries, especially the larger ones, in the way they manage their relationship with the… Read More