Seafood belongs at the centre of the table, stakeholders tell EU
In a call for an EU Action Plan on Blue Foods a coalition of leading organisations active in fisheries and aquaculture –EBCD, Europêche, EAPO, FEAP, and AIPCE-CEP – urge EU…
New fish processing facility in Ukraine
A new high-tech processing plant has opened in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, part of a push to increase the country’s fish consumption. The 6800 square metre facility is part…
Alternative species ready to claim the consumer spotlight
With 47% of consumers citing cost as a barrier to eating seafood, research from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) shows growing interest in alternative whitefish species, showcasing opportunities for species…
ZEROinFIVE aims to hit IUU seafood imports
An initiative to stop all illegal seafood imports within five years by blocking illegally caught fish at ports has been launched by OceanMind, an organisation providing independent data intelligence to…
Morocco and Mauritania sign seafood marketing MoU
The National Fisheries Office (Office National des Pêches - ONP) in Morocco and the Mauritanian Seafood Marketing Company (Société Mauritanienne de Commercialisation de Poissons - SMCP) last week signed an…
Honest approach needed on fish-free seafood
‘This isn’t about plant-based vs seafood,’ said Europêche managing director Daniel Voces. ‘It’s about truth in advertising.’ Europêche has welcomed the recent publication of the European Parliament study Labelling of plant-based seafood substitutes…
Fish fingers – like you’ve never seen before
A pilot community project to create a new locally sourced fish finger for school lunches is making waves across Plymouth and beyond. Known as the Plymouth Fish Finger, the project…
Minister meets industry at Barcelona expo
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss is attending Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona – meeting representatives of Norway’s seafood industry, as well as Ministerial counterparts from Brazil…
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EU’s unique opportunity to align fish import tariff regime with its own objectives
As the European Commission launches a public consultation on the sustainable import of fishery products under the EU Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) Regulation, European fishing industry body Europêche is highlighting…
New joint venture establishes comprehensive seafood supply
A leading premium seafood supplier to restaurants and foodservice has joined the Ocean Fish Group in a move that creates one of the UK’s strongest fish sourcing partnerships This bring…
