‘Serious, contagious’ disease hits Leroy salmon farms in central Norway
Bacterial kidney disease has been detected at four fish farms in central Norway, all operated by Leroy
UK fund awards £6.2m to ‘seafood innovators’
The latest cohort of innovations to receive funding from SIF includes 11 projects for aquaculture, four for fisheries, another four for the supply chain and processing, and three for seaweed production
Inspection found maggots, listeria in US gulf coast crab processor
A federal court is blocking southern US seafood processor Irvington Seafood from distributing allegedly adulterated crab products
ASC sets May 30 date for new requirements, offers one-year grace period on food safety
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council's new chain of custody module will become effective and mandatory on May 30
Welsh mussel production plummets 98% after EU market loss
Wales has witnessed a 98% drop in farmed mussel output since Brexit after new red tape forced producers to mothball farms in the Menai Straits, according to the head of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Subway asks that tuna lawsuit be deemed frivolous
A California woman who sued US-based restaurant chain Subway over claims that its tuna was not wholly tuna is seeking to end the lawsuit without prejudice due to a difficult pregnancy, causing Subway to ask that the lawsuit be deemed frivolous
US seafood processor shut down after listeria, maggots, roaches discovered
Irvington Seafood recalled its one-pound packages of 'crabmeat: jumbo, lump, finger, and claw meat' from retailers in several states, including in Alabama, in June 2022
Mississippi shrimp processor receives FDA warning for alleged food safety violations
The company was presented with a warning letter in March
Endangered European eel found in US sushi; study suggests links to organized crime
Nearly 45% of North American eel samples used in sushi were actually from the critically endangered European eel, which has been banned for export since 2010
Former NOAA official blasts agency’s SIMP expansion proposal as ‘bare minimum’
'The proposed rule is a disappointment' -- Sally Yozell, director of the environmental security program at the Stimson Center