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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A collaboration between BioMar Norway and Bio Feeder is intensifying, as the companies get deeper into the development of the Kryssholm – a new cutting-edge hybrid vessel for shipping fish feed.
BioMar Norway and Bio Feeder announced in July 2020 that they were extending their collaboration on the hybrid vessel, which is slated to be completed in 2021. It will be the first ship in Norway to use battery power in fish feed deliveries, the
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The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020 forced much of the world to reimagine its vision for the year, and even the decade.
Sequestering to help contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus quickly became the norm, resulting in the scaling back of business and personal travel, as well as social gatherings worldwide. Global industries have had to redefine the ways in which supply chains and stakeholders connect, an obstacle that
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Up until this year, the Norway-based Kvarøy Arctic exclusively used open-ocean net-pen farming to raise its fish. Now, the company is tapping into both sides of the coastline courtesy of its Arctic Seafarm project. Coastally located about 30 minutes south of Kvarøy Arctic’s headquarters, the land-based Arctic Seafarm facility's construction commenced this fall, with the site capable of producing up to 15,000 metric
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The coronavirus pandemic, which spread quickly around the globe during the first quarter of 2020, has caused a seismic shift in U.S. seafood market trends …
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The global aquaculture cages market is expected to grow by USD 88.5 million (EUR 78 million) from 2019 to 2023 at a CAGR of nearly 7 percent, according to a 2020 report released by London, United Kingdom-based market research firm Technavio …
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Urgent action is needed from members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) before and during its special session meeting planned for March to discuss the rebuilding of the overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock, according to the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF).
One of the world’s most economically important fishing area, spanning 70 million square kilometers, the Indian Ocean is responsible for up to 20 percent of
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Dungeness crab seasons are staggered to start along the U.S. West Coast this year, with Oregon pulling its first pots on Wednesday, 16 December, and California soon to follow on 23 December. Washington, meanwhile, won’t start its season until at least 1 January, 2021, due to the elevated presence of a marine toxin …
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Australia’s Exmouth Gulf prawn and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have been recertified under the Marine Stewardship Council standard, MSC announced in a 15 December press release.
Both fisheries first achieved MSC certification in 2015. For their recertification, they attested to MSC Version 2.01 standards, which were introduced in 2018 and are considered more rigorous, according to the certification organization.
“MSC is the
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Fish handling systems developer Cflow is launching its new Flowline concept, a solution optimized for the safe and gentle transport of live fish.
Developed in close cooperation with Astorplast AS in Fosnavåg, Germany, Flowline has been informed by many perspectives …
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New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Blue Harvest Fisheries has refurbished, restored, and relaunched its vessel, Blue Water, the company announced on 2 December.
Blue Water now features state-of-the-art improvements that Blue Harvest says “set the standard for safe, sustainable fishing.” …
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