Madelyn Kearns

Delft, The Netherlands-based Veramaris has appointed Nathalie Gross as its new senior global communications manager, the company announced this month.

Gross, who comes to the role with 12 years of experience in integrated communications and government relations, arrives at Veramaris “at a busy time,” according to the biotech firm.

“She will take responsibility for communications around both the aquaculture business and the new

COVID-19 continues to have a complex impact on Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated – as well as its customers and supply chain partners – in 2020, chief executive officer Ian Smith said in reviewing the company’s third-quarter results.

"The impact of COVID-19 has been complex for our customers, our supply chain partners, and our company in 2020. We are proud of our ability to remain in

A ceremony in South Korea held during the 2020 Busan International Seafood Expo saw 11 South Korean farms become the first kelp and hiziki producers to be recognized with Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) seaweed certification.

The farms, which are operated by Wando Eco-Friendly Seafood Cooperative (WESC), have each “demonstrated their commitment to responsible and sustainable production with

Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based franchise Hissho Sushi and snack food enterprise Frito-Lay have come together to introduce a “never-tasted-before” sushi creation: the Cheetos Flamin' Hot Roll.

More than 700 locations across the U.S. – including grocery store deli sections, college campuses, hospitals, and airports – will soon carry the eight-piece Flamin' Hot Roll, the companies said in a press

Rahim Hoosen will be taking the lead for the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) as its new chair of the board, effective as of 1 December.

Hoosen assumes the role from John Burton, who has served as chair since 2013 and will remain on the board as a trustee moving forward. IPNLF said Burton “has been instrumental in providing the organization with a solid foundation and an excellent reputation with its key beneficiaries, the

Stavis Seafoods Chief Sustainability Officer Richard Stavis has announced that he will be moving on from the Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based company by January 2021.

In a LinkedIn post detailing his decision, Stavis said he planned to leave the firm in the new year to “help others to achieve their growth and sustainability goals” in a consultancy capacity. Following his departure, Stavis will be “available electronically

Climate change is the impetus driving the new Eat More Kelp campaign in North America, which seeks to “change the trajectory of culinary culture in the United States and Canada to include more carbon-capturing, ocean-grown domestic sea vegetables,” according to its organizers.

A collaboration of activists, regenerative ocean farmers, and climate groups are behind the campaign’s creation. The initiative was announced in tandem

Outside its packing facility in Lovund, North Norway, salmon farmer Nova Sea is increasing the oxygen content in its waiting cages by 20 percent courtesy of newly-developed pump technology.

Six waiting cages outside of Lovund have been equipped with the pump device, which provides “an oxygen feast for Nova Sea salmon,” the firm said in a press release. The pump also promotes increased oxygen levels, positively impacting fish and

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) and the Earthworm Foundation recently formed a partnership for the sake of furthering the sustainable tuna fishing cause in France.

Their new partnership will see the two organizations working together to engage “the French market in creating stronger and more responsible management of tuna stocks globally, promoting sustainable fishing practices, as well as improving working conditions