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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Over the last decade, the expectations around sustainability certifications have expanded, and certification schemes need to work harder than ever to meet them, according to industry professionals who participated in a recent panel organized by GlobalGAP.
GlobalGAP first delved into aquaculture production in 2004, and 20 years later, the certification has undergone a number of transformations – including new standards. Those
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Seville, Spain-based crayfish wholesaler and producer Alfocan has kept its focus squarely on the small crustacean since 1987, and has risen to become the country's top producer.
Each year, Alfocan farms over 4,800 metric tons (MT) of crayfish, and established a second production plant in Egypt in 2017.
Alfocan General Manager Nicolas Roux told SeafoodSource during the 2024 Seafood Expo Global, which ran from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona, Spain,
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Nordic Aquafarms is seeing success with its pivot to yellowtail kingfish, as it nears steady-state production between its farms recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facilities in Denmark and Norway.
The company, established in 2015, originally intended to farm salmon in a Norwegian RAS facility, Nordic Aquafarms CEO Bernt Olav Røttingsnes told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Global – which ran from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona,
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Frime President and Owner Salvador Ramon is on a mission to take the tuna industry to the next level.
Barcelona, Spain-based Frime, founded in 1977, specializes in yellowfin tuna products imported from all over the world. Ramon, the third generation of his family to run the business, told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Global – running from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona, Spain – Frime is now distributing its products to 16,000
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Scottish salmon-farming company Loch Duart is celebrating its 25-year anniversary by hitting multiple feed-based environmental impact targets years ahead of schedule.
The company, which farms salmon in Northwest Scotland, announced a partnership with BioMar to create a special version of the company’s “Blue Impact” feed, allowing it to exceed its carbon, ingredient, and forage fish dependency ratio (FFDR) targets ahead of
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