Madelyn Kearns

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based Innovasea has launched a new aeration and oxygenation system that equips ocean-based fish farms with better controls over water quality as well as improved stock protection from algae blooms.

The new system, which also works to maximize growth rates, is part of Innovasea’s complete aquaControl solution. According to the company, the aquaControl solution gives “farms the ability to easily monitor

Odd Arne Kristengård has officially taken over the role of CEO for Maritech Systems AS, a Norwegian traceability and business software developing company.

Kristengård – who had been serving as acting CEO of the firm since June, following Janne T. Morstøl’s resignation – initially began working with Maritech in 2010, spending the last six years as COO. Effective as of 1 November, he is the company’s

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is updating its variance requests (VR) process, a move that will give shareholders and NGOs the opportunity to contribute to decisions on local variances to the ASC standards.

The new VR process was published on 29 October and is due to go into effect on 15 December.

Considered a vital part of “any credible global certification program,” according to ASC, variance requests provide the means

Grimsby, United Kingdom-based supplier Young’s Seafood announced that it had met all of its 2020 packaging reduction commitments ahead of schedule, according to a 29 October press release.

The company committed back in 2018 to make significant cuts in its use of paper packaging, as well as reducing its plastic packaging by 10 percent and removing all black plastic by the end of this year. The 2020 commitments fit into Young’s broader

Coles Supermarkets Australia is now carrying Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)-approved Huon Salmon, according to a 19 October announcement Huon Aquaculture.

The products, which feature logos displaying their RSPCA approval, are expected to give consumers peace of mind, Huon Aquaculture General Manager of Sales and Marketing Callan Paske said.

“Our fish have met health and welfare standards second to none in

Eight Fifty Food Group, the parent company of Young’s Seafood Limited and Karro Food Group, has purchased Hamburg, Germany-headquartered AliSa International GmbH, which trades as Greenland Seafood.

The multi-protein food group, which is controlled by CapVest Partners LLP, announced that it is acquiring Greenland Seafood for an undisclosed amount on Friday, 16 October. Regarded as one of mainland Europe’s largest producers

Yellowfin tuna catch in the Maldives has been reduced by 7,737 metric tons in 2019 compared to 2015, the result of a concerted effort being made by the industry to align with resolutions set by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

In 2015, the IOTC scientific committee determined that yellowfin catch totals in the Indian Ocean were above sustainable levels. In response to the committee’s findings, the commission adopted four resolutions

The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) have joined forces to initiate a joint certification program for plant-based seafood analogs, the organizations announced on 12 October.

The new “Golden Standard” for plant-based seafood analogs will fall under WSO’s Friend of the Sea certification program paradigm, according to the organizations.

“The Friend of the Sea Golden Standard will help

This year’s Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Symposium will be held as a virtual event, focusing on the theme of “Sustainable Seafood and the Blue Economy in the New Normal,” organizers Seafood Legacy Co. and Nikkei ESG announced on 7 October.

The 2020 symposium, which is currently open for registration and is free to attend, is the sixth iteration of the event and will take place from 4 to 6 November and 9 to 11 November. English and