Raw Seafoods Inc., Fall River, Mass., and IBM, Armonk, N.Y., announced a new collaboration connecting global sourcing partners, retailers and restauranteurs who will begin using IBM Food Trust platform to enhance seafood traceability.

A coalition of companies from across global tuna supply chains aims to stop illegally caught tuna getting to market, and seeks to boost environmental sustainability and respect for human rights in tuna fisheries around the world.

NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich., announced the sale of its laboratory in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to Jeff Brammer, who until recently, served as NSF International‘s seafood services business unit manager in North America.

A $75,000 gift from two seafood companies will fund a fourth field season for a University of Maine, Orono, Maine, deepwater lobster settlement monitoring program.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, La., netted a $250,000 grant to help create a comprehensive economic development strategy for the state’s coastal seafood industry.

Canada continue to have a problem with fish mislabeling, and the problem persists throughout the supply chain, according to a first-ever study produced by University of Guelph (U of G), Canada.

InnovaSea Systems, Boston, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Norway-based Nortek Akvakultur.

In the past, managing inventory in the 85,000-square-foot warehouse and production facility was cumbersome and prone to error. That changed in 2017, when the company, based in Richmond, Canada, purchased software that made their process more efficient, easier to manage and transparent. Enter Abecas Insight V8.9, the latest warehouse management solution (WMS) software from Argos Software, Fresno, Calif.

Oceana, Washington, D.C., released a poll revealing that 83% of Americans support new requirements focused on eliminating seafood fraud in the United States.