Chris Chase is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. Previously, he worked covering local issues at the Coastal Journal in Bath, Maine, where he won multiple awards from the Maine Press Association for his news coverage and food reviews. Chris is a graduate of the University of Maine, and got his start in writing by serving as a reporter and later the State Editor of The Maine Campus, an award-winning campus newspaper.
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A study recently published in the academic journal Ocean Sustainability has found that the U.S. is capable of achieving seafood independence and could shift away from its current reliance on imports.
The study, “Seafood independence is within reach: A multi-scale assessment of seafood self-reliance in the United States,” examined the country's seafood supply chain and consumption habits over a span of 50 years. It found that
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The Russian Crab Group of Companies has increased its crab catch in the first half of 2024 by 40 percent and is preparing to receive one of the crab catcher-processing vessels it commissioned as part of Russia’s investment quota auctions.
Russian Crab Group said it has produced 9,500 metric tons (MT) of crab so far in 2024. The company attributed the 40 percent increase in catch to the new quotas it obtained via an investment quota
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