UPDATED: Canadian lobster industry still hoping for EU allowing Canadian label
The Canadian lobster industry is still hoping for an EU rule change that would allow lobsters to be labeled as Canadian in three holdout countries
European Commission clarifies interpretation on labeling regulation
EC clarifies its own interpretation on the new European labeling regulation, stating that only net weight has to be declared in glazed seafood as well as the date of first freezing
AquaBounty 2014 losses increase 51% y-o-y on mounting approval hopes
Operating losses rose to $7.1m as the company invested into the operating and new research projects in 2014, triggered by signs of hope from the FDA and Environment Canada
Net pens expected to draw fire in USDA organic aquaculture certification proposal
USDA proposal for organic aquaculture certification is expected to spark resistance for including the controversial net-pen growth method as eligible for the eco label
Gorton’s taking road trip to promote new fish stick, fillet line
Gorton’s Seafood is undertaking its first national tour for a new product line to promote its Smart & Crunchy Fish Sticks and Fillets
USDA organic aquaculture label could hit grocery shelves in 2017, government says
The USDA is closing in on a long-awaited organic certification standard for aquaculture, with the eco-label to possibly appear on farm-raised seafood in supermarkets in 2017
Bumble Bee remains focused on consumer education with MSC-certified brand
A little over a year after launching the tuna industry's first MSC-certified brand, Bumble Bee remains less-than-optimistic about what its Wild Selections brand's sustainability profile can do for sales
Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission votes to leave MSC program
The Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, made up of harvester representatives of the state’s dungeness crab fishery, voted Feb. 20 to allow their MSC certification to expire
Aquaculture America blog: Small seafood farmers part of Rabobank’s target market amid push into emergent agriculture lending
Undercurrent reported from the World Aquaculture Society's Aquaculture America conference in the Big Easy on Friday and over the weekend
Orion deal takes Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods to around $1bn turnover
The acquisition of Orion and organic growth means Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods will be around $1bn in annual turnover, could be Thai Union’s biggest division