Madelyn Kearns

Seafood industry executive Ray Jones has passed away.

Jones, who worked for Rich Products for 29 years, retired in 2017. He joined the Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.-based company, which owns SeaPak Shrimp and Seafood Co., in 1988 and worked his way up to become its vice president of seafood procurement, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance.

Rich Products Corporation Senior Vice President of the Consumer Brands Division Jim Motos recalled

Effective 1 July, former Mowi Scotland managing director Alan Sutherland will be joining netting and ropes manufacturer Garware Technical Fibres as its new country manager for Scotland …

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Leknes, Norway-based feed producer STIM and its sister company ACD Pharma have identified bacteriophages capable of efficiently killing Moritella viscosa, a bacteria known to cause winter ulcers in farmed fish along the Norwegian coast …

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After years of development, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched a new feed standard on Tuesday, 15 June, seeking to “tackle one of biggest threats to aquaculture’s reputation.”

Recognizing that “unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed-supply chain risk undoing the positive impact of the farming industry,” ASC's new standards requires feed mills to meet a series of

Biotechnology company ViAqua Therapeutics announced that its recently-completed 4.3 million (EUR 3.5 million) funding round will be used to support the commercialization of its first product dedicated to improving shrimp health …

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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

PG Flow Solutions has been contracted by Sistranda, Norway-headquartered Frøy ASA to install three newly-developed PG-Tornado fish pumps aboard the shipowner’s de-lousing vessel …

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