Madelyn Kearns is the Portland, Maine-based editor of SeafoodSource. Before diving into seafood writing, editing, and infographic-designing, she was the associate editor for an online publication geared toward small to mid-sized practice physicians, Medical Practice Insider. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Maine, where she served as a columnist and the opinion editor for the university's paper, The Maine Campus, and won a Grady Award in Creative Writing for her poetry.
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Milan, Italy-based Friend of the Sea has certified Nutriterra from Nuseed Nutritional as a sustainable source of omega-3 fatty acids, the certifier announced on 23 June.
Nutriterra can now bare the Friend of the Sea logo, signifying “its commitment to sustainable production practices.” It is the second product to receive the new plant-based certification from Friend of the Sea, following Nuseed’s Aquaterra.
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Germany-based Evonik Industries and China’s Qingdao Vland Biotech Group (Vland) announced the development of AQUAVI ProPond, a product for improving water quality in aquaculture …
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Alaska, U.S.A.-based companies Wildfish Cannery and Barnacle Foods have launched a new small-batch product available for a limited time: Wildfish Cannery Octopus in Bullwhip Kelp Hot Sauce …
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Seafood industry executive Ray Jones has passed away.
Jones, who worked for Rich Products for 29 years, retired in 2017. He joined the Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.-based company, which owns SeaPak Shrimp and Seafood Co., in 1988 and worked his way up to become its vice president of seafood procurement, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance.
Rich Products Corporation Senior Vice President of the Consumer Brands Division Jim Motos recalled
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Effective 1 July, former Mowi Scotland managing director Alan Sutherland will be joining netting and ropes manufacturer Garware Technical Fibres as its new country manager for Scotland …
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Leknes, Norway-based feed producer STIM and its sister company ACD Pharma have identified bacteriophages capable of efficiently killing Moritella viscosa, a bacteria known to cause winter ulcers in farmed fish along the Norwegian coast …
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After years of development, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched a new feed standard on Tuesday, 15 June, seeking to “tackle one of biggest threats to aquaculture’s reputation.”
Recognizing that “unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed-supply chain risk undoing the positive impact of the farming industry,” ASC's new standards requires feed mills to meet a series of
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Biotechnology company ViAqua Therapeutics announced that its recently-completed 4.3 million (EUR 3.5 million) funding round will be used to support the commercialization of its first product dedicated to improving shrimp health …
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Nordic seafood investor Bluefront Equity has become the majority owner of Redox AS, an aquaculture technology developer specializing in fish welfare and biosecurity.
Bluefront’s investment in Redox is comprised of share purchases and a subsequent share issue. The transactions culminate to a 51.8 percent ownership share of Bluefront, which aims to invest in “supplier companies that ensure increased traceability, better fish health and
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American consumers ate 19.2 pounds of seafood per capita in 2019, an increase of 0.2 pounds over 2018’s figures, according to National Fisheries Institute (NFI) calculations based off of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest “Fisheries of the United States” report.
For its report released this year, which recounts 2019 figures, NOAA revised its per capita consumption model, “updating
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