ASMI looks to expand RFM program, elects Peter Pan CEO to board chair
The ASMI elected Barry Collier, CEO of Peter Pan Seafood, as the new board chair for the organization earlier this month
Former Santa Monica Seafood manager launches FAS Alaska salmon company
Santa Monica Seafood's former marketing manager Mary Smith has left the company to focus full time on the Sitka, Alaska-based company Springline Seafood she and her husband started up on the side four years ago
Deadline for Seafood Champion Awards approaches
The deadline for SeaWeb's Seafood Champion Awards program is approaching at midnight on World Oceans Day, June 8
Senator: Restaurant seafood country of origin labeling laws ‘would not work in Australia’
A bill to introduce national laws based on the Northern Territory's seafood-labeling legislation 'would not work', senator Nigel Scullion says
Antibiotics in Chile: ‘Biggest example of egregious use in aquaculture’
The negative impact of the Chilean salmon industry's use of antibiotics extend beyond the Costco contract loss, as signs of antibiotics resistance crop up
Seafood Watch overhauling methods to meet ISEAL standard
The newest standards update -- set for completion by year end -- uses the same multi-stakeholder engagement process the MSC and ASC use
Santa Barbara accuses Macknight of Boston show ‘hit and run’
Santa Barbara files counterclaim in Brown brothers’ smoked salmon dispute, asserting rightful ownership of suite of brands and claiming Macknight’s use of Coastal Harbor brand at Boston show was a ‘hit and run’
Texas company pleads guilty to Mexican shrimp relabeling charges
Texas shrimp company Garcia Shrimp Co. pleaded guilty on Thursday to relabeling 35,000 pounds of Mexican shrimp as wild-caught American, says US attorney
Senator decries Russian ‘labor issues’ in making case for FDA pollock name policy change
Senator Maria Cantwell, of Washington State, in a hearing on Thursday said that Russia’s pollock fleet has 'labor issues'
Senate committee hears testimony on seafood inspections, temporary worker visas
FDA seafood import inspections and Department of Labor worker rules affecting the seafood industry were topics at a senate committee hearing this week