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The Global Shrimp Council (GSC) has announced a marketing campaign aimed at getting more people to eat more shrimp, starting with the U.S. market. Shrimp is the top seafood species sold in the U.S. but still ranks behind chicken, beef, and pork in U.S. per capita consumption. ? Read the full story: https://ow.ly/ONww50TkkAN ? #SeafoodSource #SENA25 #Shrimp

Vinh Hoan has won the Best New Product award at the 2024 Seafood Excellence Asia seafood product competition, presented at Seafood Expo Asia on 4 September. The Seafood Excellence Asia Awards recognize product leaders in the Asian seafood market. Winners are selected by a panel of judges at the event based on criteria including innovation, packaging, pricing, and market acceptance. Eight finalists were named by event organizer Diversified Communications in August 2024. Read the full story and more developments from #SEASIA24: https://bit.ly/3ziMqSZ #SeafoodSource #SEASIA24 #SeafoodExcellenceAwards

A new report from Dutch financial services company Rabobank is projecting China will drive 40 percent of the growth in seafood consumption globally by 2030 and, with that growth, become a USD 29 billion (EUR 26 billion) annual market. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/itn150T9X9z #SeafoodSource #SEASIA24 #SeafoodGrowth

Female seaweed farmers operating in the Western Indian Ocean will have access to private-sector financing through a new project that will support them in introducing farming technology, both boosting the resilience of their enterprises against the adverse impacts of climate change and increasing production of high-quality seaweed. ? Read the full story: https://ow.ly/NbvR50T7XjJ ? #SeafoodSource #SEG25 #SeaweedFarms

At the boutique Bergères market in Puteaux, France, on the outskirts of Paris, OSO’s cooked shrimp are stylishly spread in a position of honor at the stall of Poissonnerie Goube. Run by owner Jordan Goube, who holds the prestigious title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, a lifetime award presented by the French Ministry of Labor to master fishmongers, the seafood presented by Poissonnerie Goube to customers is specially selected for its quality. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3YT2zci #SeafoodSource #SeafoodParnerships #OSOprawns?

FREE WEBINAR: The National Fisheries Institute’s Strategic Plan to Win the Day for the US Seafood Industry Date: Wednesday 28, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM ET Register: https://bit.ly/3SOGjMV The National Fisheries Institute is America’s leading trade association advocating for the U.S. seafood industry. Named as NFI’s president and CEO in November 2022, Lisa Wallenda Picard has led the creation of a strategic plan providing a roadmap for the organization’s efforts to grow NFI and advocate for the industry as a whole. In this webinar, Wallenda Picard and NFI Chief Strategy Officer Gavin Gibbons will discuss the strategic plan and its implications for the seafood industry. #SeafoodSource #NFI #USASeafood

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has revealed 22.7 percent of total seafood supply in the U.S. is lost or wasted – significantly lower than previous Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that stated 50 percent of the supply went to waste. ? Read the full story: https://ow.ly/YKtV50SYRCr ? #SeafoodSource #SENA25 #FoodWaste

Don't Miss the Next Free Webinar... Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 2:00 PM ET ? Register Today: https://bit.ly/4b3CTwb ? The National Fisheries Institute is America’s leading trade association advocating for the U.S. seafood industry. Named as NFI’s president and CEO in November 2022, Lisa Wallenda Picard has led the creation of a strategic plan providing a roadmap for the organization’s efforts to grow NFI and advocate for the industry as a whole. Its rollout comes in advance of the 2024 U.S. election, which could, as all elections do, have an impact on the seafood industry nationally and globally. In this webinar, Wallenda Picard and NFI Chief Strategy Officer Gavin Gibbons will explore NFI’s strategic plan and discuss how her organization is working to ensure the industry’s long-term survival and success. ? #SeafoodSource #NFI #SeafoodWebinar

Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based Thai Union reported an increase in sales and profits in the second quarter of 2024 thanks to continued recovery in demand for a variety of its core product categories, according to the company’s latest results report released 7 August. ? Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3AcCSZQ ? #SeafoodSource #ThaiUnion #Profit

India’s seafood exports increased more than 30 percent between 2019 and 2023, and the country’s government is pushing for further growth. Read full story: https://bit.ly/4dySG7O #SeafoodSource #SEASIA24 #SeafoodIndia