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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NSF International, a facilitator of global standards development, recently announced the acquisition of Ireland-based seafood certification company Global Trust Certification Limited by NSF Certification Ireland Limited
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Seaweed harvesters in the U.S. state of Maine found a way to hurdle some of the COVID-19 pandemic’s steepest obstacles and increase their production in 2020 ...
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Inland Seafood Corporation Director of Sustainability Mary Smith has been elected as the new advisory board chair of Sea Pact, the pre-competitive collaboration announced on 7 January.
Sea Pact, which is comprised of ten leading American and Canadian seafood companies, seeks to drive industry progress in the realm of sustainability. The organization announced Smith’s appointment during its annual meeting, which is taking place virtually
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A new verification tool from MarinTrust, the global marine ingredient standard for responsible supply (formerly IFFO RS), aims to help ensure value chain traceability via enhancing the recognition between Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and MarinTrust standards.
The tool offers clarity regarding the “requirements for all fishmeal plants claiming to be receiving MSC certified materials with the intention of using this for MarinTrust
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A new, accredited third-party certification program, the FISH Standard for Crew, seeks to ensure that fish sold all around the world is harvested by crews who are ethically hired, treated with respect, paid properly, and allowed fair access to address grievance.
Developed by a diverse group of experts in fish harvesting, with added insight from various labor non-profit organizations, the voluntary and independent standard will be open to
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Miami, Florida, U.S.A.-headquartered Blue Star Foods Corp. recently inked a term sheet to acquire Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada-based Taste of BC Aquafarms, Inc., a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) operation specializing in salmon production
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Belgium-based fish processor Gadus has contracted with Iceland’s Valka to implement the equipment developer’s new cutting system for portioning salmon and whitefish fillets …
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At the beginning of the year, food industry market research firm Datassential released its “Foodbytes: 2020 Trends” report detailing consumer and marketplace habits that could prove impactful over the course of 2020 – and even the next decade.
In the latter pages of the report, an elusive foodservice trend materialized, one that Datassential said could reimagine and redefine what restaurants are and could be: ghost kitchens
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Ace Aquatec, winner of the 2019 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, continued to leverage its industry partnerships and cutting-edge technologies in 2020 to do what it does best – accelerate the adoption of responsible marine practices.
Founded in 1999 by inventor John Ace Hopkins and investor Annette Pyne-Carte, the Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology supplier is behind a decorated portfolio of innovations reflecting the values
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Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.-based Aptar Food + Beverage spent over two decades developing food protection solutions and propriety active packaging systems for fresh produce before it turned its attentions to seafood a few years ago ...
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