Shinkei’s Humane, Quality-Preserving Fish-Harvesting Tech Could Upend the Seafood Industry

Harvesting fish is an inherently messy business, what with being at sea, the slippery creatures wriggling around and everything else. Shinkei is working to improve it with an automated system that more humanely and reliably dispatches the fish, resulting in what could be a totally different seafood economy.

Report Portrays Mixed Picture of Alaska’s Huge Seafood Industry

The Alaska seafood industry remains an economic juggernaut, but it is under strain from forces outside of the state’s control, according to a new report commissioned by the state’s seafood marketing agency.

Scottish Seafood Firm MacNeil Shellfish Opens Major Hub

A Scottish seafood company has opened a major distribution hub in the Spanish city of Bilbao to “scale” its operations and “solidify” its position in the European market.

Tuna Transparency: FishWise and Hy-Vee Improve Vessel-Level Data Capabilities

May 2, 2024 FishWise

Hy-Vee Inc. and FishWise publicly released data about the grocer’s tuna supply chains. In contrast to previous iterations of this transparency activity, the data is now being run through a powerful new FishWise risk assessment tool, the Vessel Risk Dashboard. The analytics on the Vessel Risk Dashboard provide Hy-Vee with greater insight than ever on how and where to engage its supply chain to address risks for illegal fishing activities and social issues.

Epax Slashes Carbon Emissions as It Transitions to Renewables

May 1, 2024 Epax, Pelagia

The cuts have largely been achieved through drastic reductions in the use of fossil fuel, made possible by the installation of a new electric boiler. In 2023, more than 95% of the energy used by Epax came from clean hydroelectric power (up from 17% in 2020), with a figure of 100% targeted by the end of 2024.