Madelyn Kearns

Madelyn Kearns

Editor

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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Published on
August 20, 2020

Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia-based sustainable packaging developer BioPak has created the world’s first custom-molded oyster tray using sugarcane, with the help of its industry partner Blue Harvest.

A number of seafood farmers across Australia have been working with BioPak on formulating solutions to single-use packaging for the aquaculture sector. Blue Harvest – an Australian specialist seafood marketing agency working

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August 19, 2020

Hydroniq Coolers has contracted with Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to outfit Rimfrost’s latest krill vessel with a marine cooling system, according to an 18 August announcement …

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August 18, 2020

Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based supplier Bristol Seafood has seen the popularity of its My Fish Dish range take off during the COVID-19 pandemic, as more consumers cook at home …

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August 18, 2020

Grimsby, United Kingdom-based Young’s Seafood’s foodservice division is launching 60-gram Mini Battered Fillets aimed at helping school caterers plan for the upcoming academic year.

The new line has been developed to meet School Food Guidelines, according to Young’s Foodservice, and can be served with vegetables or included in various grab-and-go carriers, thanks to its convenient sizing. Young’s said in a press release

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August 18, 2020

Kent, Washington, U.S.A.-based Western United Fish Company, which operates as Annasea Foods Group, has introduced two new poke meal kit varieties.

The new items include California Roll Ahi Poke and Sweet Chili Tofu Poke, both of which come in 10-ounce kits. Retail-ready, the new products “offer a new way for customers to easily make poke at home using traditional poke recipe sauce packets with either premium, sustainable, traceable ahi

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Published on
August 17, 2020

Clearwater Seafoods and Ocean Prawns AS have commissioned a new Arctic factory freezer trawler, designed by Norway’s Skipsteknisk and set to be constructed by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for the end of 2022.

The new coldwater shrimp vessel will be built using Skipsteknisk’s ST-119 design and is set to become the largest deep-sea trawler bearing the Canadian flag, according to a press release from the shipbuilding firm.  

The

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Published on
August 17, 2020

Land-based salmon farming company Atlantic Sapphire has partnered with Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based Acme Smoked Fish Corporation to produce, package, and distribute its smoked U.S. Bluehouse Salmon products

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August 14, 2020

The global food processing market is forecasted to reach USD 4.1 trillion (EUR 3.4 trillion) by 2024, with the seafood industry contributing to that growth, according to a new report released this month by ResearchAndMarkets …

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Published on
August 12, 2020

Sturgeon Aquafarms LLC and Marky's have become the only legal purveyors of purebred beluga caviar in the United States, launching the highly-sought after product on Marky’s website and in its offline stores this month.

According to a 6 August press release from the firms, this latest sale cycle marks the first time since 2005 that genuine beluga caviar has been available to American consumers.

“Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Fish and

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Published on
August 11, 2020

The COVID-19 strategies Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based company Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated started implementing in the first quarter of 2020 have proven successful, the firm’s president Ian Smith revealed during a call with investors on 11 August

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