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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Certain Manila clam products are being recalled by Evergreen International Foodstuffs Ltd. after Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results revealed the presence of a marine biotoxin known to cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) …
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Clean Seas Seafood Limited, a Royal Park, South Australia, Australia-based producer of yellowtail kingfish, is bidding David Head, its CEO of almost five years, farewell as it continues to struggle amid through the global COVID-19
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A new study presents “compelling evidence” for consuming more of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA – nutrients that seafood possesses rich quantities of – for cardiovascular prevention.
The meta-analysis, considered to be the “most comprehensive analysis of the role of omega-3 dosage on cardiovascular prevention to date,” was published in the most recent issue of in Mayo Clinic Proceedings and involves an
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Norway’s Lerøy Seafood Group has contracted with U.K.-based IQF equipment developer Starfrost to incorporate a new freezing system into its operations: the Helix spiral freezer.
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Chris Trosin is stepping down from his role as senior vice president of business development for the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced on 10 September.
His exit will allow Trosin to pursue a new endeavor as the owner of Metro Lobster & Seafood, a wholesale and retail business based out of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
Trosin, who originally joined GAA as
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French retail chain Cora, which operates 61 stores around the country, is now offering salmon raised on Veramaris’ natural marine algal oil
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After seven years at the helm of New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited as its chief executive, Volker Kuntzsch is stepping down, according to a 10 September announcement.
Sanford Chair Sir Rob McLeod said Kuntzsch’s impact on the business has been “transformational” over the years, leaving behind a legacy for which the firm is grateful.
“Volker has helped transform Sanford into a progressive, values-based company
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Thai Union Group, AENOR, and Global Seafood Assurances (GSA) have avowed to share knowledge and resources with one another “to create efficiencies across their individual, respective and proprietary programs,” according to a 3 September announcement.
The organizations, which have each established standards and best practice for fishing vessels and crew welfare, signed a memorandum of understanding at the start of the month that
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Researchers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Pennsylvania State University have joined forces to test whether chitosan, a byproduct of shrimp shells, can be used to help treat and manage apple scab, one of the fruit industry’s most devastating diseases in the U.S. Northeast.
According to a recent report from Bio Market Insights, the researchers are looking into the combination of beneficial microbes with chitosan to form a
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MarinTrust, the global marine ingredient standard for responsible supply (formerly IFFO RS), has published a new version of its Chain of Custody, according to a 1 September announcement.
Effective from 30 November, when application process will begin, the latest MarinTrust Chain of Custody incorporates a variety of new features, including: audit technologies to source the origin of certified MarinTrust compliant marine ingredients; recognition
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