Seafood

Global Meeting Focuses on Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Vital Role in Tackling Food Insecurity, Malnutrition and Poverty

July 10, 2024 The Committee on Fisheries (COFI)

The Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is the largest global gathering of policymakers, experts and partners in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. This week’s (July 8 – 12) COFI36 meeting will focus on the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture in tackling food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty, stressing their ability to alleviate hunger, drive sustainable growth, and reverse environmental degradation. …

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)’s Growing Impact Comes to Life in New Visual Dashboard

July 9, 2024 Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is excited to launch its new Impact Dashboard, showcasing updated features such as comparison tools, interactive maps and charts. …

Gathered Foods Sells Ohio Plant to Ahimsa Companies

July 9, 2024 Gathered Foods

Gathered Foods, a leading pioneer in plant-based proteins and best known for creating disruptive Good Catch plant-based seafood brand, announced the sale of its dedicated plant-based production facility Trellis to the Ahimsa Companies, a newly formed holding company for plant-based brands. …

American Seafoods Reaffirms Focus on Business and Growth Prospects

July 8, 2024 American Seafoods Group

American Seafoods Group, a global leader in sustainable proteins and one of the world’s largest at-sea processors of wild Alaska pollock and wild Pacific hake, announced that the company has paused its sale process. …

Over $500,000 in Fines and Site Remediations Conclude a Six-Year Investigation into Major Habitat Destruction Along the Chilcotin and Kleena Kleene Rivers

July 8, 2024 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region

The major habit destruction involved in these cases resulted from the removal of riparian habitat vegetation, infilling of side channels, fish passage obstructions, stream diversion, unauthorized changes in a stream and unauthorized works on crown lands. The purpose of the work was to increase available land to be used for agricultural purposes. None of this work had Fisheries Act or provincial authorizations. …