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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Norway’s seafood export value recently hit a new record high for the month of August; though, once again, currency effects were a big part of the value increase.
According to data shared by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), Norway exported seafood worth NOK 14.6 billion (USD 1.34 billion, EUR 1.22 billion) in August 2024, up NOK 724 million (USD 66.8 million, EUR 60.5 million), or 5 percent, from the same month of 2023. That value
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A recent investigation has discovered that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, producers and workers in shrimp supply chain in Vietnam are facing declining wages and increased vulnerability to forced labor.
The new report, “Laboring for Less so Supermarkets Profit More,” comes after researchers – working with independent research teams in Vietnam that were kept anonymous to protect worker identities – talked with
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Norwegian cod-farming company Ode’s farmed Atlantic cod took first place in the World Sushi Cup, which took place recently in Tokyo, Japan, marking the first time that farmed Atlantic cod has featured in the competition.
Ålesund, Norway-based cod-farming company Ode began harvesting fish in November 2022 and, since then, has been steadily increasing the volume of farmed cod being delivered to customers. Ode CEO Ola
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has added shrimp manufactured in India to the 2024 “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.”
The DOL publishes the list biennially, and the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) maintains the list to raise public awareness of child labor and forced labor around the world. ILAB said the list is not intended to be punitive and serves as a means of raising the issue, potentially
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The Kingfish Company is working to intensify its sales efforts as the company neared a breakeven EBITDA and posted increased revenue and volumes sold in Q2 2024.
The Kats, Netherlands-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) yellowtail kingfish producer reported sales volumes of 512 metric tons (MT) in Q2 2024, up 36 percent from the 377 MT it posted in Q2 2023. The company’s revenue also increased, reaching EUR 7.3 million (USD 8.1
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Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is facing a shareholder resolution calling for the company to stop sourcing any salmon farmed in Macquarie Harbor, Tasmania.
The move is being led by Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), an online investment platform speaking on behalf of 121 Woolworths shareholders. According to SIX, the resolution is being lodged with the support of other ethical investment groups Ethinvest, Ethical Investment
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A group of U.S. government representatives, including U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Arizona), and a pair of Canada-based NGOs are pushing the U.S. and Canadian governments to step up enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights violations identified in an Outlaw Ocean report.
Outlaw Ocean first published its report on seafood being processed with
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