Bristol Bay Native Corp. (BBNC), Anchorage, Ak., acquired Blue North Fisheries, and Clipper Seafoods, both Seattle, Wash.-based suppliers of frozen longline cod.

Phillips Foods, Inc., Hooper Islands, Md., announced plans to expand its manufacturing presence in Baltimore County, Md.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., through its corporate venture subsidiary, Tyson Ventures, invested in New Wave Foods, a San Francisco-based producer of plant-based shellfish.

SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co., St. Simons Island, Ga., introduced calamari with tomato romano sauce.

Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, Thailand, released its annual sustainability report, detailing the positive progress made in 2018 and the company's performance against key performance indicators and targets outlined in its SeaChange sustainability strategy.

Cermaq, Norway, developed True Arctic Salmon, which is salmon grown in the North of the Arctic Circle, where the sea is colder both in summer and in winter and takes 3-4 months more to grow salmon.

The global seafood processing equipment market size is expected to value $2.51 million by 2025 at a 3.2% CAGR over the forecast period, according to research presented by Grand View Research, San Francisco.

The processed seafood market is projected to reach $267.3 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2018, while the seafood processing equipment market is projected to reach $1.9 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 5.6%, by 2023, according to new market research from MarketsandMarkets, New York.

Hangana Seafood, Namibia, South Africa, is netting the benefits of crust freezing thanks to a contact freezer from Starfrost, UK.

Cooke Inc., Canada, acquired Farallon Aquaculture de Nicaragua S.A., a Nicaragua-based vertically integrated producer of farmed shrimp and branded fresh-frozen shrimp to major markets in Asia, Europe and the United States, as well as All Seas Wholesale, Inc., a San Francisco-based distributor of up to 40 species of fresh seafood, live shellfish and frozen seafood products.