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.

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.

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.

BlueNalu, San Diego, Calif., moved to a larger research facility that will allow the company to provide a wide array of sustainable seafood products via its cellular aquaculture process.

Cheating Gourmet, makers of premium frozen seafood products, announced a rebrand to Scott & Jon's, Auburn, Maine.

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.

Nova Austral’s Sixty South Antarctic salmon brand announced plans to build a new hatchery 45 kilometers north of Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego.

US Foods Holding Corp., Rosemont, Ill., launched its Spring Scoop 2019, which focuses on the continued expansion of the company’s Serve Good program.

SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co., St. Simons Island, Ga., partnered with Budweiser, St. Louis, Mo., to launch a new line of beer-battered seafood products.

Trident Seafoods Corp., Seattle, Wash., announced plans to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment on its vessels.