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.

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.

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI), Washington, D.C., announced plans to work with IBM’s Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled system, to begin a comprehensive seafood supply chain traceability pilot program.

Certified Quality Foods (dba Seafood Analytics), Clinton Township, Mich., introduced Fishboard, a fully integrated electronic fish monitoring device.

Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP), Arlington, Va., launched its Seafood in Schools pilot project, which provides teachers nationwide with a grant and supplies to bring tabletop fish and garden aquaponics systems into the classroom.

A new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), London, shows how effective management and improvements made by MSC-certified fisheries are delivering measurable, positive impacts in oceans, from reducing bycatch to advancing scientific understanding of marine environments.