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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After over 30 years, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (IFCA) is taking steps to have a more public profile.
Founded in 1988, IFCA was first formed between a number of national fish and seafood industry associations to provide a unified voice on global fish and seafood issues. IFCA Chair Paul Lansbergen, who is also the president of the Fisheries Council of Canada, said the organization has historically operated outside of
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The post-Covid environment has been a complicated one for the seafood industry, and some sectors – like the Alaskan salmon sector – have suffered bankruptcies and the closure of processing plants as a result.
The good news, according to BAADER North America CEO Nils Rabe, is that those complications are starting to ebb.
“We do believe we see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Rabe said during the 2024 Seafood
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Over the last decade, the expectations around sustainability certifications have expanded, and certification schemes need to work harder than ever to meet them, according to industry professionals who participated in a recent panel organized by GlobalGAP.
GlobalGAP first delved into aquaculture production in 2004, and 20 years later, the certification has undergone a number of transformations – including new standards. Those
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Seville, Spain-based crayfish wholesaler and producer Alfocan has kept its focus squarely on the small crustacean since 1987, and has risen to become the country's top producer.
Each year, Alfocan farms over 4,800 metric tons (MT) of crayfish, and established a second production plant in Egypt in 2017.
Alfocan General Manager Nicolas Roux told SeafoodSource during the 2024 Seafood Expo Global, which ran from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona, Spain,
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