SeaShare Partners with US Wild Alaska Pollock Producers to Donate Two Million Servings of High Protein Seafood to Food Banks in 12 States

March 19, 2020 SeaShare

SeaShare, a non-profit dedicated to providing seafood to food banks, announced they have sent over 2 million servings of Wild Alaska Pollock to food banks across the country. Working with the Feeding America network of food banks, SeaShare sent family-sized packages of Wild Alaska Pollock to sixteen food banks in twelve states over the past month.

Extraordinary Coronavirus Measures for the Norwegian Seafood Industry

March 19, 2020 High North News

Norway’s new Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen says he will consider issuing quick permissions to fish farmers to increase the maximum level of biomass permitted.

Trident Seafoods Restricts Access to Largest Plant in North America

March 19, 2020 CAROLINE LESTER, KUCB

Trident Seafoods has restricted access between its Akutan plant and the local town in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Smithfield Foods Expands Apprenticeship Program to Train Emerging Talent in Nebraska

March 19, 2020 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

As a rising number of Americans pursue vocational careers, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is excited to announce the expansion of its apprenticeship program to now include Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska.

Chicken Farmers of Canada Answers the Ottawa Food Bank’s Call for Help

March 19, 2020 Chicken Farmers of Canada

Chicken Farmers of Canada, whose office is in the nation’s capital, has announced today that it will be making a $ 20,000 cash donation to the Ottawa Food Bank to assist families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.