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.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), UK, published a report showing continued growth in the demand for and supply of sustainable seafood.

A new survey by Blue Circle Foods, Washington, D.C., revealed that although shoppers are concerned about where their fish comes from and what is in it, price still influences purchasing decisions.

A comprehensive seafood supply chain study of Louisiana’s St. Mary, Iberia, and Vermilion Parishes, highlights obstacles and opportunities for an area battered by an array of environmental disasters, economic losses and competition from imports.

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.

BlueNalu, San Diego, Calif., released the design schematics for a large-scale production facility of cell-based seafood.

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

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.

Gathered Foods, a New York-based producer of the Good Catch plant-based seafood brand, closed a Convertible Note round co-led by investors and equity firms New Crop Capital, San Francisco, and Stray Dog Capital, Leawood, Kan.

Aquabanq, Sheridan, Wyo., announced plans to commence construction on a modern aquaculture plant in Millinocket, Maine.