Seafood Expo Global

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Barcelona, Spain

23-25 APRIL 2024

The Global Seafood Marketplace 

Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is the largest seafood event on the planet, serving industry professionals and buyers from all corners of the supply chain and world. If you purchase seafood for your business, you simply cannot afford to miss this event.

Learn more about the upcoming edition by visiting the event website.


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May 10, 2024

The World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Ocean Futures Project has revealed areas where climate-driven fish migration could cause political, social, and financial unrest, with the results surprising researchers working on the project.

The program, launched in November 2023, aimed to specifically identify areas that will experience maritime conflict or food insecurity due to climate-driven fisheries migration.

Areas researchers found are expected to

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May 10, 2024

Fishing for Patagonian toothfish, also known as Chilean sea bass, first started in the early 1990s in Australia and has since evolved into a consistent fishery product for the country.

Located off Heard Island – over 4,000 kilometers away from mainland Australia – the toothfish fishery, which has Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, targets the fish in underwater volcanic crevices that can be as deep as 2 kilometers below

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May 1, 2024

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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May 1, 2024

Seven Chilean firms have teamed with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to launch CSARP+, a program designed to renew efforts to reduce antibiotic usage across the South American country’s salmon-farming industry.

In 2019, companies comprising more than 90 percent of Chile’s salmon production vowed to reduce their use of antibiotics by 50 percent and seek a “Good Alternative” rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s

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May 1, 2024

The Mediterranean Restorative Aquaculture Centre is scheduled to open by the end of 2024 in La Rapita, Catalonia, Spain.

Those working at the center will research the farming of macroalgae, sea urchins, bivalves, and holothurians, as well as the optimization of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems as a means of encouraging the restoration of the Mediterranean and Black seas, thereby promoting sustainable economic development.

“The

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April 30, 2024

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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April 30, 2024

Grieg Seafood signed a NOK 130 million (USD 11.8 million, EUR 11 million) deal with processing equipment manufacturer BAADER to equip its new facility near Oslo, Norway, with post-rigor fillet technology.

The two companies finalized the deal during Seafood Processing Global, which ran from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona, Spain. Through the new deal, BAADER will provide a complete processing line “from raw material reception to finished

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April 30, 2024

Four organizations representing various segments of Europe’s seafood industry have teamed up to form the European Strategic Seafood Alliance.

The E.U. Fish Processors and Traders Association-European Federation of National Organizations of Importers and Exporters of Fish (AIPCE-CEP), European Association of Fish Producer Organizations (EAPO), Europêche, and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) said the alliance is

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April 29, 2024

Founded in 1994, Vigo, Spain-based seafood company Mascato has grown from a small family business to a multi-national specialist in multiple types of seafood, employing more than 1,500 people in multiple countries. 

From the beginning, Mascato has worked to have control of its full supply chain, attributing this as a key element of its success, Mascato Quality and New Products Director Josune Larrañaga told SeafoodSource.

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April 29, 2024

Formerly focused on breeding and growing scallops, Chinese seafood firm Zoneco is now focused on attracting processing and sourcing work for Western clients.

Zoneco has struggled with profitability since large-scale mortalities occurred in its scallop beds in 2014, 2017, and 2019 due to high water temperatures. It subsequently faced a string of legal cases brought by investors, the loss of its Marine Stewardship Council certification, and the

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