Company: BSFC
Filing Date: 2025-09-23
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001493152-25-014518
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Company: Blue Star Foods Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-09-23
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 4.01
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Item
4.01 Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

(a)
Dismissal of Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On
September 16, 2025, the Audit Committee (the “ Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Blue Star Foods Corp. (the “ Company”)
chose not to continue with the engagement of MalonBailey, LLP (“ MalonBailey”), which is currently serving as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. The Company notified MaloneBailey on September 19, 2025, that it would be dismissed as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. MaloneBailey’s reports on the the Company’s
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and
were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During
the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the subsequent interim periods through September
19, 2025, there were no disagreements, within the meaning of Item304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation
S-K”) and the related instructions thereto, with Malone Bailey on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of MaloneBailey, would have caused
it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports. Also during this same period, there were
no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto.

The
Company has provided MaloneBailey with the disclosures under this Item 4.01(a), and has requested MaloneBailey to furnish the Company
with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company in
this Item 4.01(a) and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. MaloneBailey’s letter is filed as Exhibit 16.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(b)
Appointment of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On
September 19, 2025, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of GreenGrowth CPAs (“ GreenGrowth”) as the Company’s
new independent