Madelyn Kearns

Nordic seafood investor Bluefront Equity has become the majority owner of Redox AS, an aquaculture technology developer specializing in fish welfare and biosecurity.

Bluefront’s investment in Redox is comprised of share purchases and a subsequent share issue. The transactions culminate to a 51.8 percent ownership share of Bluefront, which aims to invest in “supplier companies that ensure increased traceability, better fish health and

American consumers ate 19.2 pounds of seafood per capita in 2019, an increase of 0.2 pounds over 2018’s figures, according to National Fisheries Institute (NFI) calculations based off of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest “Fisheries of the United States” report.

For its report released this year, which recounts 2019 figures, NOAA revised its per capita consumption model, “updating

North American seafood companies including The Fishin’ Company and Gorton’s have partnered with ForSea Solutions to promote continued improvement in Russia’s Far East salmon fisheries.

A sustainability and technical consultancy for the seafood industry, ForSea Solutions was formed in 2016 “to provide technical guidance to Russian salmon fishermen to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification,” according

R.A.B. Food Group’s Season Brand has had its Friend of the Sea certification renewed, the Milan, Italy-based certifier announced on 17 May.

The brand, which features premium canned sardines, mackerel, and anchovies, has proven its “enduring commitment to sustainable practices in the production of its seafood products,” Friend of the Sea said. Products under the Season Brand umbrella will be able to continue displaying the

Kleppe, Norway-based AKVA Group ASA has declined to comment on whether losses it reported in its Q1 financial statement relating to a cyberattack resulted from paying a ransom. 

Cyber-attackers took a toll on the aquaculture technology and services provider in the first quarter of 2021, costing the company NOK 49.7 million (EUR 5 million, USD 6 million) in losses in January.   

On 11 January, the firm notified the Oslo Stock

Ren Seafoods has purchased a former Smith’s Bakery building for USD 4.17 million (EUR 3.41 million) in Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A., where it is establishing a seafood processing facility and distribution hub.

The recently purchased property includes 15.63 acres, complete with a 70,130-square-foot production area, a 35,684-square-foot cross dock, and a 4,826-square-foot truck service facility, AL.com reported. About 30,000 square feet of the

This month, Paris, France-based Ÿnsect officially began construction on its ambitious third production unit, ŸnFarm.

According to the company – which specializes in the production of insect-based ingredients for fish feed, pet food, and more – ŸnFarm is set to become the largest vertical insect farm in the world, with a surface area encompassing more than 480,000 square feet and a production capacity of 200,000 metric

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based company Stavis Seafoods has brought Salvatore Bramante on board as its new vice president of operations.

As vice president of operations, Bramante “will be responsible for optimizing productivity and efficiencies at all Stavis facilities,” the company said. Additionally, he will oversee all in-house production of the company’s “growing value-added line of seafood products across

Red Lobster CEO Kim Lopdrup has been named chairman of the board of Kalera, a vertical farming company specializing in the production of produce in controlled environments using plant science.

Lopdrup will take over for current chairman Bjorge Gretland, who will remain on Kalera’s board of directors – a collective that now includes the likes of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and Maria Sastre, a seasoned executive