Seafood Expo Global / Seafood Processing Global

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) entered 2026 with its new feed standard, its new ASC Farm Standard, and, in March, debuted a brand-new logo as it continues to push for greater aquaculture sustainability. ASC CEO Chris Ninnes told SeafoodSource during the 2026 Seafood Expo Global (SEG) – which ran from 21 to 23 April in Barcelona, Spain – that the implementation of both the farm and feed standards is still underway. “Those are… Read More

Though Western Australia-based Abrolhos Octopus started just eight years ago, the firm has quickly grown to becoming the only large-scale, vertically integrated octopus supplier in Australia and is now primed to expand its export presence internationally. According to Dion van der Merwe, the managing director of Abrolhos, no matter how big the company has gotten, the core focus has always remained on the quality of its products. The octopus… Read More

Guayaquil, Ecuador-based ExportGaGroup has been farming Ecuadorian white shrimp, or vannamei shrimp, for the last 20 years, and is hoping to expand the company’s market by exporting in-house products. At Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global in Barcelona Spain 21-23 April, International Sales team member Haarlem Ronquillo said the company specializes in the farming of Ecuadorian white shrimp in colors A2 and A3, as well as grade A, B,… Read More

Abalone has been a cultural delicacy in China for over 1,000 years and is frequently used in gatherings such as Chinese New Year celebrations, weddings, and more. “Ancient Chinese believe the dried abalone shape is like a gold nugget, so it’s very meaningful for the Chinese culture and is thought to bring happiness and wealth,” Nancy Bartaska, the senior executive manager of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-based abalone firm Kansom, told… Read More

Helsinki, Finland-based industrial global food production company SuperGround touted its mission of reducing waste from fish processing at this year’s Seafood Expo Global.  SuperGround’s products, including fish balls, burgers, fish cakes, spreads, and fillers made with ingredients that typically go to waste, were on display at the show, where Chief Product Owner Jere Vento said he was pushing samples in hopes of scaling the product to new… Read More

Captain Fresh CEO and Founder Utham Gowda is a self-professed outsider to the seafood industry who now holds the reins of a major player on multiple continents. Incorporated in June 2020, the supply chain platform has raised billions of dollars and purchased major seafood companies like CenSea in 2024 and Spanish tuna giant Frime in March of this year. The company’s stated mission is to connect the dots across the seafood supply chain from… Read More

In 2008, Raimon Moreu Soler traveled from his home in Catalonia, Spain to San Francisco, California, U.S.A. to see the world, and unknowingly, try wild Alaskan salmon for the first time. That chance encounter would lead him on a 16-year career path as an entrepreneur of Barcelona, Spain-based salmon importing company Wild Alaskan Salmon. Soler said his biggest concentration of clients are in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Austria, and… Read More

Alex Farthing co-founded Delos, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based software technology company that aids farmers in the digitization and automation of farming practices, in 2021. After five years running that venture, he had a desire to customize a product from farm to table, leading to the the creation of Naughty Prawn, which exhibited at the 2026 Seafood Expo Global (SEG) just a week after launching. “We launched this week. I think the reason… Read More

From the 2008 financial crisis, to the Covid-19 pandemic, to China’s four-year ban on Australian seafood, to the recent spike in fuel prices affecting fleets all over the world, Hendon, Australia-based seafood firm Ferguson Australia has experienced several global shocks affecting its operations over the past 15 years. Through these upheavals, Managing Director Andrew Ferguson said his firm has built resilience by continuing to focus on… Read More

If seafood businesses want to expand their operations through new relationships with outside investors or through mergers and acquisitions, they must professionalize, according to industry stakeholders. “Dress the bride,” Antarctica Advisors Managing Partner Ignacio Kleiman said at the Marine Money Seafood Finance Forum, which took place during the 2026 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain.  Kleiman, whose business advises mergers and… Read More