Madelyn Kearns is the Portland, Maine-based editor of SeafoodSource. 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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Horizon Fisheries, Blueyou Trading, and Fair Trade USA, the partners behind the world’s first ever dual-certified seafood product, are in the process of rolling out an expansion plan with Maldivian fishing communities and global retailers, according to a 3 February press release.
The dual certification involving the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Fair Trade labels, which was achieved in 2017, signifies that the tuna caught using
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While the switch in approach from onsite dining to at-home delivery has been a natural progression for foodservice providers during these times of social distancing and sheltering in place, it hasn’t necessarily been a smooth one or without its unique puzzles, according to Phillips Foods Vice President-Business Development Brice Phillips …
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Isola, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC, has promoted Joe Forrester to the role of vice president of sales and marketing …
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A new collaborative project, Fishful Future, seeks to movethe fishing, seafood processing, and culinary industries in San Diego, California, U.S.A. toward a zero-waste supply chain.
Backed by seafood processors, fishery scientists, local fishermen, and renowned chefs, Fishful Future primarily promotes fully utilizing each fish that enters the supply chain.
According to project leaders, around “50 percent of each fish by weight
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John Daly has joined OBI Seafoods, the entity formed by the merger of the Alaska operations of Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Icicle Seafoods, as the company’s manager of domestic canned sales.
Daly, the former director of sales and marketing at Peter Pan Seafoods, will manage OBI Seafoods’ domestic canned salmon program, from pre-season and demand planning to sales, promotions, and customer relationships, the firm said in a 28 January
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The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), in partnership with IPNLF member Asosiasi Perikanan Pole and Line dan Handline Indonesia (AP2HI), has announced that eight Indonesian one-by-one tuna fisheries have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
One of the largest seafood producers in the world, Indonesia and its fisheries play a crucial part in safeguarding marine ecosystems and global seafood suppliers, according to
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Former Morey’s Seafood International manager L. Jeffrey Robertson is joining Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based company Stavis Seafoods as its new national accounts manager …
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The virtual THRIVE Canada Challenge culminated with ThisFish Inc. taking home top billing in the ag-tech startup category, beating out eight other firms for the title.
Hosted by AgriFood investment and innovation platform THRIVE SVG Ventures, the competition is geared toward selecting the best start-up for future investment and global recognition.
A developer of seafood traceability and production software, ThisFish has a mission of
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Skretting Italy has had its Carbon Footprint Systematic Approach certified according to ISO 14067:2018, a move that offers the country’s fish farmers the opportunity “to accelerate sustainability as climate leaders” …
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Mike Kraft has been appointed as the executive director of the FISH Standard for Crew, an accredited third-party certification program announced earlier this year.
Established by a diverse group of fish harvesting experts, the new certification program seeks to ensure that fish sold all around the world is handled by crews who are ethically hired, treated with respect, paid properly, and allowed fair access to address grievance. Its scope is
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