In its quest to produce “the best bluefin tuna in the world,” Joan Grau, the head of marketing and communication at Balfegó, said his company has plenty of history to guide it.
The Tarragona, Spain-based firm has five generations of bluefin tuna-fishing experience to lean on, though Grau said the company is firmly focused on the future. From a revamped sales strategy to its ongoing commitment to sustainability to its
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The Ethical Shellfish Company, based in Mull, Scotland, has closed as a result of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 crisis and Brexit.
The company opened 12 years ago by founder Guy Grieve, offered locally caught and farmed lobster, brown crab, hand-dived king scallops, langoustine, rope-grown mussels, and oysters.
In an email sent to customers, Grieve said the coronavirus pandemic had shut down the company’s foodservice business. It
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Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based AquaBounty broke ground on the construction of its land-based, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio, U.S.A. on Wednesday, 20 April ...
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Madrid, Spain-based Satlink has had its vessel monitoring system authorized by the United Kingdom’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
The company, which specializes in fisheries management systems and technological solutions based on satellite communications, earlier this year also received a certification to supply its onboard electronic monitoring system to the U.S. fishing fleet, which is facing increased pressure to adopt VMS
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A fight between NTS and Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) over the latter’s planned takeover of SalmoNor concluded on Wednesday, 20 April, with NTS succeeding in pushing through a delay of the acquisition ...
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The Fisheries Council of Canada, a trade group representing Canada’s wild-capture seafood industry, has issued a new guide to Canadian seafood geared toward Canadian consumers.
The guide, “Seafood, A Sustainable Superfood” is meant to be a “complete one-stop shop to demystify the process of buying and cooking sustainable Canadian seafood,” it said. It’s available to download for free from the FCC
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Chris Rosenberger is the president of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.-based Inland Seafood, which was founded in 1977 and has grown to become one of the largest seafood distributors in the country. It is a leading packer of Maine lobster and a supplier of seafood and non-seafood specialty products for thousands of restaurants and retailers.
SeafoodSource: Inland Seafood has been through a lot in the past three years. How has the company survived
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The Kingfish Company has secured a EUR 75 million (USD 81 million) loan to help it continue to build its land-based yellowtail kingfish farm in Kats, the Netherlands ...
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Thai Union Founder and Chairman Kraisorn Chansiri has resigned after receiving civil sanctions from Thailand’s Security and Exchange Commission for alleged insider trading.
In an 18 April, 2022, letter to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, where the company’s stock is traded, Thai Union said Chansiri and Thai Union Executive Director Chuan Tangchansiri will resign “in order to show their sincerity and prevent any negative impacts
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Global fishmeal production tumbled 11 percent in the first two months of 2022, while fish oil production rose 12 percent, according to IFFO, the international trade body that represents the marine ingredients industry ...
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