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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The impacts of climate change are already being felt in fishing communities across the U.S. – to sometimes devastating results.
In January 2024, two massive storms in the northeastern U.S. region of New England sunk vessels, damaged docks, and flooded coastal communities. Janet Mills, the governor of the U.S. state of Maine, claimed in a request for federal aid in the wake of the storms that the weather caused USD 70.3 million (EUR 64.3
… Read MoreBC salmon farmers disappointed by Canadian government’s latest delays to salmon transition framework
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has delayed a planned transition framework for the salmon farming industry in British Columbia, and salmon farmers in the region are criticizing the move.
In June, the DFO announced a five-year license renewal for net-pen salmon farms in B.C. – effectively serving as a countdown for how long the industry would continue to be allowed to operate in the province. Canadian Minister of
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A barramundi farm in the Arizona desert is working to become one of the largest suppliers of aquaculture-produced premium whitefish in the United States.
Desert Springs Barramundi, located in Dateland, Arizona, was formed in 2022 and is currently producing 500 metric tons (MT) of barramundi in the desert each year. The relatively new company was formed by MainStream Aquaculture – a vertically integrated producer and supplier of barramundi
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has developed new standards that accept the use of synthetic replacements for horseshoe crab blood, and environmental groups are celebrating the decision as a win for conservation.
The blue-colored blood of horseshoe crabs has been harvested for biomedical purposes ever since scientists discovered, in the 1960s, their blood would clot when exposed to various bacterial toxins. The unique properties of the blood made it
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Mozambique has won a USD 3.1 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) judgment against shipbuilding company Privinvest in London’s High Court over bribes the country alleged the company paid to its officials and Credit Suisse bankers as part of a “tuna bond” scandal.
Reuters reported the court ruled in “substantially in favor” of the country in the lawsuit, and that Judge Robin Knowles said Mozambique had been exploited by
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