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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Puerto Natales, Chile-based salmon producer AquaChile has officially opened a new processing plant and employee administrative office building.
Construction on the project began in January 2022, and the finished structure is approximately 1,800 square meters. AquaChile employs more than 600 people, with around 430 planned to operate out of the new facility, the company said in a release.
“Every company in the world tends today to
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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.
-Kerala, India-based Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce plant-based seafood to India and to embark on the development of cell-cultured fish in India.
The institute signed a memorandum of understanding with New Delhi,
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SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
- Henderson, Nevada, U.S.A.-based Asparagopsis seaweed-harvesting company CH4Global has begun the formal construction of its commercial-scale facility for producing the genus that will be put mainly toward use in cattle feed.
The edible red seaweed (pictured), which is native to South Australia, will be cultivated in large-scale
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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].
- Kevin Bixler is stepping down as CEO of Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.-based Peter Pan Seafoods.
“He will remain at his post until the transition to his replacement
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Norwegian salmon prices declined further during week 3 of 2024, continuing trends seen the week prior.
According to the Nasdaq Salmon Index (NQSALMON), the average per-kilogram price of Norwegian salmon in the third week of 2024 hit NOK 97.53 (USD 9.93, EUR 8.56), down NOK 6.99 (USD 0.67, EUR 0.61), or 6.69 percent, on week 3 of 2024.
NQSALMON, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic
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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.
- Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands-based alternative aquafeed company Protix signed a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) – the lending arm of the European Union – to support the construction of a production plant in Poland.
The EIB has issued
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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.
-Rehovot, Israel-based seafood analog startup Forsea Foods announced it has unveiled its eel analog (pictured).
The cell-cultivated eel analog is designed to replicate traditional Japanese unagi eel and is made using its organoid technology.
"This milestone marks a major leap in our
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SeafoodSource is closely following seafood processing and equipment innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
- Madrid, Spain-based fisheries solutions technology company Satlink announced the acquisition of Xeos Technologies.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Xeos has more than 20 years of experience developing asset-tracking solutions and communication services for high-value marine devices. The acquisition aims
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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].
- Per Grieg Sr. (pictured), the founder of the eponymous Norwegian seafood company Grieg Seafood, died at 91. He was born in Berge, Norway, in January 1932, and later
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SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.
- Kerala, India-based Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) announced that two of its seaweed-based products will hit the market soon.
CMFRI signed a license agreement with Pioneer Pharmaceuticals, a Kochi, India-based wellness commercialization and production company, for the seaweed-based products, one of which aims
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