Bhavana Scalia-Bruce is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. She attended the University of Maine studying journalism and Spanish. Before joining the SeafoodSource team, Bhavana worked for DownEast magazine as an editorial intern, as well as a columnist and business manager for UMaine’s student award-winning newspaper, the Maine Campus.
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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications.
-The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced Indonesia-based PT. Koyo Segoro Endah shrimp farm has become the first farm to achieve ASC certification through the Improver Programme, which supports farms not yet ready or eligible for ASC certification in improving
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Market acceptance of seafood alternatives is increasing in tandem with a general rise in global seafood demand, according to a recent study released by global consulting firm McKinsey and Company.
The alternative seafood sector comprises plant-based seafood, which includes seafood analogs made from soy, seaweed, yeast, oils, and starches; cell-cultivated seafood, which includes seafood analogs that companies harvest from the cells of fish; and
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SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
- Toronto, Canada-based plant-based seafood analog developer New School Foods, Toronto-based fermentation biotechnology company Liven Proteins, and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada-based NuWave Research have announced a collaboration to develop a whole-cut salmon fillet analog that "transforms
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To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].
-The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) announced several additions to its board of directors. The organization allows for a 61-person board with 45 directors at large and
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SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
- Kelp has made its way into discussions on investments into carbon offset trading, a study published in Hakai magazine has found.
The study, “Capturing Carbon with Seaweed: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What We’re Totally Unsure About,“ found certain seaweed has begun to catch investor attention for
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The average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway is up just NOK 0.27 (USD 0.01, EUR 0.01) over the past week, according to The Nasdaq Salmon Index.
In week 45 of 2023, the Oslo Børs Fish Pool Price Status reported Norway exported 23,852 metric tons (MT) of salmon, down from 24,421 MT exported in the corresponding week of 2022, and down from the 24,437 MT exported overseas in week 44 of 2023.
The index, which provides
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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications.
-Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based seafood firm Gorton’s Seafood has joined the Ecuadorian Gulf of Guayaquil Titi Shrimp Fishery Improvement Project (Titi-FIP).
“We are excited to officially join and support this FIP and its improvement efforts in such an
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Dominica announced the world’s first sperm whale reserve, with the goal of protecting the vulnerable species and boost the region’s eco-tourism.
The government of the Caribbean state said the reserve is slated to be 788 square kilometers in size, declaring it will protect sperm whales from human activity, generate tourism income, and sequester carbon.
“Protecting these whales offers an incredible, cost-effective climate
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SeafoodSource is closely following the plant-based and cell-based seafood alternatives market by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
-Future Oceans Foods (FOF), a global association designed to support and accelerate growth of the seafood alternatives industry, announced its formation on 13 November.
The Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based coalition currently consists of 35 companies within the seafood analog sector
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SeafoodSource is closely following the international shipping sector by compiling a regular round-up of updates about shipping port updates.
The flow of imports to the U.S. expected to slow through the remainder of 2023, despite the expectation the holiday sales season will be record-setting.
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), most merchandise and goods has already arrived in the U.S. in advance of the holidays, resulting in an
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