RAS salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire restructures loans to better finance expansion
By improving its borrowing capacity up to $21.6 million, Atlantic Sapphire believes it can remain fully funded until its new RAS facility in Florida begins producing in 2020
Mazzetta sues US gov’t in Vietnamese shrimp fee case
Mazzetta wants Indonesian vannamei, not Bangladeshi black tiger shrimp used as the surrogate to determine antidumping duty rates on Vietnamese vannamei shrimp
Nordic Aquafarms confronts aquaculture anxiety wave in US, previews discharge plans
As many as 150 people crowded into a middle school in Belfast, Maine, last week when Nordic Aquafarms held a two-hour public hearing to preview its wastewater discharge plans
August US shrimp import volumes break downward slide, but value still dropping
The overall value of shrimp imports was still way down, however
ASC launches new ‘Improver Programme’ to help fill a gap
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council's Improver Programme will be particularly helpful for small shrimp farms in Asia -- Roy van Daatselaar, ASC's producer support manager
Ecuadorian shrimp industry to get standards help from Colombian coffee
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership believes the external validation will boost consumer confidence in and the competitiveness of its products in international markets
Legal Sea Foods’ Berkowitz open to RAS salmon if ‘flavor profile’ suits
'It might sound good and it might be inexpensive but if it doesn’t have the flavor profile, it doesn’t make a difference' -- Roger Berkowitz, CEO and president, Legal Sea Foods
Canada’s new oceans science advisor to build aquaculture committee
The committee is expected to complement and be shaped by the work of Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor
CP Foods kick-starts plan to convert Thai shrimp farms to indoor operations
Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Foods has introduced its prototype 'green' indoor shrimp farm. It has plans to convert all of their farms into indoor facilities over the next five years
Nordic Aquafarms to hear from public on new salmon farm in US state of Maine
The Norwegian company has called a public meeting on Oct. 4, in the midcoast town of Belfast, to discuss any environmental concerns