Deep Dive: The SeafoodSource Podcast

Today's guest is Miguel Barcenas of the Global Shrimp Council, who we caught up with at Seafood Expo North America back in March. Miguel has a long history in marketing, and he joined the podcast to talk about why the world needs a Global Shrimp Council and how they're rolling out their first campaign - Global Shrimp: The Happy Protein.

On today's episode, we're talking with Ingrid Giskes, director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, a group working to tackle the problem of lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear. Ingrid joined the podcast to talk about the issues posed by ghost gear and how her organization is tackling the issue at an international level.

Today's guest is Icy Waters Partner Randy Lavault, who we caught up with at Seafood Expo North America, where Icy Waters won the 2025 Seafood Excellence Best New Retail Product award for its Atlantic Salmon with a Guinness Sweet Honey Mustard Melt & Panko Crumb. SeafoodSource Content Specialist Avery St. Onge sat down with Randy to learn more about Icy Waters and how his team created the award-winning product.

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Today's guest is Aquamar CEO Daryl Gormley, who we caught up with at Seafood Expo North America, where Aquamar hosted the Cali Roll Clash, a sushi competitition. I sat down with Daryl to talk about the history of the California Roll and Aquamar's unique historical connection to sushi.

Today we'll be talking to Russ Mullins, the owner of Guardian Ropeless Systems, one of the companies offering alternative fishing gear to U.S. fishers. We're going to talk about what ropeless, or pop-up, gear is, why some are pushing for increased adoption, and what we've learned from recent pilot programs and testing.

Today we'll be listening into a recent presentation from National Fisheries Institute CEO and President Lisa Wallenda Picard and Chief Strategy Officer Gavin Gibbons. They'll be discussing NFI's strategic plan and discuss how her organization is working to ensure the industry's long-term survival and success.

Tune in to today's episode for presentations on crew safety on fishing vessels from Julia Black, the Senior Ethics & Social Sustainability Manager at Hilton Foods, and Mike Kraft, the Executive Director of FISH Standard for Crew.

Seafood Nutrition Founder and President Linda Cornish and VP of Marketing and Communications Sarah Crowley discuss their Fall in Love with Seafood Campaign. This presentation was given at the Seafood Expo North America earlier this year.

In this presentation from Seafood Expo Global 2024, World Wildlife Fund Senior Director of Oceans Futures Sarah Glaser explains how climate change is causing fishery populations to move, which could lead to increased global conflicts.

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This week, we'll listen into a panel discussing how artificial intelligence is being used in the seafood sector from the 2024 Seafood Expo Global show in Barcelona, Spain.

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