Norwegian farmed cod on top
In a market test involving 32 chefs in France and Sweden it was found that they like Norwegian farmed cod on top.
Crabbers furious over loan programme
Alaska’s crabbers vent their angers over slow process for loan programme that help them to buy shares of the fish.
Spanish tuna boat foils pirate attack
Spanish tuna boat repels pirate attack in the Indian Ocean, admits the boat’s captain.
European Union backs bluefin tuna trade ban
EU nations have agreed to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
WWF welcomes Indonesian fishing moratorium
Indonesian fishing moratorium is a small step to help save Coral Triangle, the world’s most diverse marine environment.
Breeding tuna from eggs
A Japanese firm has started breeding bluefin tuna from eggs to fulfill the growing demand of the species for sushi.
Surveillance of pharmaceuticals used in fish farming 2009
Analysis of pharmaceuticals used for farmed fish in 2009 did not reveal residues of illegally used pharmaceuticals, or levels of legally used pharmaceuticals above the set limits. The surveillance therefore…
World’s largest wild scallop fishery enters MSC full assessment process
The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) dredge fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone of the United States of America offshore from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is entering full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The fishery will be assessed against the MSC Standard and, if successful, its products will be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing products from well-managed and sustainable sources.
First French fishery awarded MSC sustainability certification
EURONOR, the French saithe fishery , based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, has just been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries following a 13-month assessment. This is the first French fishery to achieve MSC certification and saithe (Pollachius virens) from the EURONOR fleet is now eligible to display the MSC eco-label. A press event will be held at the MSC stand (6-853) at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels on 28th of April to celebrate the certification.
Russia’s fish consumption grows
The Russians re-boosted their love for fish. The fish consumption per person reached 19,2 kg, said Andrey Krainy, the head of Russian federal fishing agency to Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
