Fish fair with new exhibitors and new topics

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Every two years the fish industry puts a red ring around February in their diary: that is when their firmly established trade fair “fish international” takes place in Bremen. Alongside the well-tried mix of product presentation, discussion of current topics, and ample opportunities for building or nurturing business contacts, Germany’s only fish trade fair always has some new topics on its agenda. From Sunday 9 to Tuesday 11 February 2014 visitors will find a much larger aquaculture section, for example. The new competition for the “Best Seafood Product” is already meeting with positive response from the industry, and the “Gastro Ivent” which takes place parallel to the fish trade fair and offers creative solutions for caterers and restaurateurs is an additional new attraction.

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Chilean mussel fishery gains MSC certification

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The Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) fishery and suspended culture has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries following an independent assessment conducted by IMOswiss AG (IMO), formerly the Institute for Marketecology. Mussels from this fishery are now eligible to carry the blue MSC ecolabel.

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