ESF Seafood Transforms Shrimp Processing With Industry Leading Renewable Energy Conversion

December 15, 2022 ESF Seafood

ESF Seafood announced the transitioning of its shrimp processing plant to renewable energy. The commissioning of the first stage of a solar energy micro-grid is the result of a three year development effort targeted towards reducing ESF Seafoods’ carbon emissions and energy costs. ESF will replace over 60% of its energy needs with electricity from solar during 2023 and have 100% carbon neutral processing by end of 2024.

Del Pacifico Seafoods Earns Seal Sustainable Product Award For Its Wild-Caught Mexican Blue Shrimp

December 14, 2022 Del Pacifico Seafoods

Del Pacifico Seafoods was awarded with a SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement and Leadership) Sustainable Product Award for its wild-caught Mexican blue shrimp, marking the first time a shrimp company has ever received this prestigious award. The SEAL Sustainable Product Award is a globally recognized award that honors innovative and impactful products that are literally “purpose-built” for a sustainable future. Award applicants were judged on criteria such as impact metrics, innovation/uniqueness of the product, and its ability to inspire sustainable change.

NaturalShrimp Announces Launch of Online Ordering Home Delivery Program

December 13, 2022 NaturalShrimp

NaturalShrimp, Inc. a Biotechnology Aquaculture Company that has developed and patented the first shrimp-focused commercially operational RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System), announced its online ordering home delivery program and e-commerce website.

Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods Announces Exclusive Initiative With Two Global Shrimp Suppliers

Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods announced an exclusive initiative with two of its global shrimp suppliers, Thai Union Frozen PCL and Avanti Frozen Foods, making the company the largest importer of Fair Trade Certified™ shrimp in the United States. This marks not only the first fair trade seafood or shrimp certification in India, but also the first certification of two suppliers simultaneously from different geographic regions.

NOAA Preliminary Data Show Record Volumes of Shrimp Landed in Alabama, Large Harvests in Louisiana in 2022

December 5, 2022 Southern Shrimp Alliance

As with the agency’s reporting since July of last year, the numbers released by NOAA for landings in the Gulf in August include substantial revisions to the agency’s initial preliminary reporting of shrimp landings in previous years.