Maddie Kearns is the Portland, Maine-based content manager with SeafoodSource and Seafood Expo events. Before diving into seafood writing, editing, and infographic-designing, she was the associate editor for an online publication geared toward small to mid-sized practice physicians, Medical Practice Insider. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Maine, where she served as a columnist and the opinion editor for the university's paper, The Maine Campus, and won a Grady Award in Creative Writing for her poetry.
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Sturgeon Aquafarms LLC and Marky's have become the only legal purveyors of purebred beluga caviar in the United States, launching the highly-sought after product on Marky’s website and in its offline stores this month.
According to a 6 August press release from the firms, this latest sale cycle marks the first time since 2005 that genuine beluga caviar has been available to American consumers.
“Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Fish and
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The COVID-19 strategies Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based company Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated started implementing in the first quarter of 2020 have proven successful, the firm’s president Ian Smith revealed during a call with investors on 11 August
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Seafood harvesters in Canada can submit applications for the Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program from 24 August to 21 September, according to a 5 August announcement from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan.
The Government of Canada dedicated CAD 469.4 million (USD 350 million, EUR 297 million) in funding to the program, which was created in May in order to assist fish harvesters impacted
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Global food packaging equipment provider Niverplast B.V. is strengthening its sales presence in North America with a number of key hires.
The Netherlands-based company said it hopes to leverage North America’s diverse manufacturing population, which includes seafood processors.
“The North American sales team supports Niverplasts’ strategic direction in expanding new machine sales in the U.S. and Canada while enhancing their
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Blue Cheese Salmon Burgers are being recalled by H-E-B due to an undeclared allergen, the San Antonio, Texas-based retailer announced on 4 August …
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Brent Casper is returning to Minnesota to take over as vice president and general manager of Fortune Minnesota and Missouri, according to a 4 August announcement from Fortune International.
Casper most recently spearheaded operations for Fortune Fish & Gourmet in Missouri, overseeing the successful integration of several acquisitions including Morey’s of Missouri, Seattle Fish of Missouri, and EuroGourmet. He will continue to lead
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A new lawsuit filed against Mowi USA and Mowi Ducktrap alleges the supplier used deceptive marketing and advertising in the promotion of Ducktrap River of Maine-branded smoked Atlantic salmon products.
Filed by Richman Law Group on behalf of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) in Washington D.C. Superior Court, the lawsuit complaint argues the salmon farming enterprise violated the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
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The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is looking to rebuild the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock in two generations by calling for a 25 percent reduction in catch.
The stock has been overfished since 2016, with indications pointing to a potential total collapse as early as 2024, the alliance said in a 3 August press release. Despite the troubling forecast, management measures implemented by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) have not proven
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Spectis Robotics, a developer of remotely-operated robotics crawlers and camera systems, has formed a partnership agreement with Canada’s Deep Trekker.
Deep Trekker designs and manufactures underwater ROVs, cameras, and submersible crawlers capable of performing a variety of tasks for the maritime and aquaculture industries, including asset inspection, maintenance, and operational support ...
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Global finfish aquaculture technology developer Gael Force Group has launched a new integrated range of HD camera products under its SeaSight brand.
The company announced on 28 July that its SeaSight range had been “substantially advanced” with the inclusion of its HD Camera, which captures high-definition footage underwater. Equipped with new SeaSight Control software, “the full offering has been designed to provide salmon
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