Madelyn Kearns

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) said it’s strengthening its presence in North America with the appointments of Erika Feller and Kurtis Hayne.

Feller, formerly of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, assumed the role of regional director of the Americas for MSC on 12 July, the organization announced in a press release. She brings more than two decades of experience to the position, specializing in fisheries and cross-sector

Barcelona, Spain-based seafood supplier Frime is launching a new retail brand, Køldfin, aimed at catering to a more demanding final consumer.

The new range features tuna products “with different types of cuts to meet the new emerging needs of the final consumer in the domestic consumption of seafood,” Frime said in a press release.

The line is broken down into two categories: Essentials and Skilled Cuts. Within the Essentials

French premium food provider Les Toques Blanches du Monde has acquired 100 percent of Unis Fish Food (UFF), according to a report from Bourse Direct.

Founded in 1989 and based in Southeast-Central France, UFF specializes in supplying smoked salmon, crab, and caviar to the European market. Retailers such as Monoprix, Carrefour, Auchan, and E. Leclerc carry the company’s smoked salmon products, which are sold under the Le Monde Du Saumon

Marine wildlife advocates and scientists have expressed concern over the Mexican government’s recent move to ease enforcement in a key habitat for the endangered vaquita porpoise.

Earlier this month, Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – through the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) – announced “new indicators, triggering factors, and actions for verification,

Thai Union Group Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Darian McBain has stepped down from her role with the seafood giant, according to a 14 July announcement.

McBain, who joined Thai Union six years ago as its global director of sustainable development, posted a memo to LinkedIn on Wednesday, 14 July signaling her departure from the company.

“Today is my last day working as global director of corporate affairs and

The Kingfish Company experienced a record-setting second quarter in 2021, achieving milestone production and sales figures as well as increased harvest levels …

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Johan Brouwer, formerly of Seafood Connection, has joined Veramaris’ business development division.

Brouwer will focus on growing the microalgae oil producer’s presence in European retail and foodservice seafood markets, the Delft, The Netherlands-based company announced in a 5 July press release.

“I am really excited to be joining Veramaris at such a pivotal time for the aquaculture industry, when there is real potential to

The Kingfish Company is launching a new retail product with the largest retailer in The Netherlands, Albert Heijn

Newly-developed data technology from Danish company Blue Unit has been adopted by Norwegian fish farming giant SalMar Settefisk courtesy of a new collaboration between the firms …

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There is no time quite like the present moment for the seafood industry to commandeer its narrative and start proactively sharing its stories, according to Emily Patrolia, founder and president of ESP Advisors, a Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based bipartisan firm providing government relations, strategic communications, and advisory services for oceans and natural resources.

Speaking during one of the National Fisheries Institute’s Global