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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U.S. senators and key figures in the U.S. seafood industry are criticizing the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) decision to continue allowing Russian fisheries – particularly Russian pollock – to keep their certifications in the face of economic sanctions.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the MSC announced it planned to continue to certify Russian pollock so long as it followed through on a plan
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A big drop in Norway’s seafood export value in June resulted in the country posting a decreased seafood export value for the first half of 2024.
Data presented by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) reveals that Norway had a “historic” drop in seafood export value in June. Based on export numbers, the country’s export value in June 2024 dropped to NOK 12.1 billion (USD 1.14 billion, EUR 1.06 billion), a drop of 18
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