Seafood offers such a rich diversity of delicious protein and memorable eating experiences that it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that it’s...
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Aquaculture – already one of the world’s fastest food production sectors – is also in the midst of a technological revolution, with an...
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As a food category, fish and seafood continues to fare extremely well in what is a constantly evolving consumer landscape. Amid society’s soaring...
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Native to the Atlantic coast of North America, between Newfoundland and North Carolina, the American lobster (Homarus americanus) is one of Canada’s most valuable seafood exports. (more…)
Since Norway’s breakthrough with sea-based fish farming in the 1970s, it has maintained its position as the world’s leading producer of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Today, salmon raised in cold fjords and coastal seawaters account for more than half of the total export value of all the country’s seafood products. (more…)
Even though the quota for Barents Sea Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) has been reduced for the second year running and the haddock quota has been kept at the same level as 2014, there will be no shortage of whitefish in the European market this year. (more…)
The launch of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) in August 2013 was a landmark event in the evolution of the aquaculture industry. It was the first time that a sector had united in a precompetitive way to tackle sustainability issues. (more…)
Introduced under EU legislation as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the landing obligation – also known as Europe’s discard ban – came into force on 1 January 2015 for those fishermen that target pelagic quota species such as herring and mackerel. (more…)
Private standards and related certification schemes have become increasingly significant elements of the international fish trade during the past two decades. They emerged in areas where there was the perception that broad regulatory frameworks were failing to achieve desired outcomes with regards to sustainability and responsible fisheries management. (more…)
For many years, authorities have been attempting to control the fishing effort with a variety of regulatory instruments. These mechanisms are aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of stocks and fisheries while keeping fishermen and many directly related sectors in work. (more…)
As the world’s leading producer of farmed salmon, Norway is a popular target for campaigners. It has subsequently had to endure inaccurate information appearing in the media, despite being subject to some of the strictest regulations and controls of any food production industry in the world. (more…)
While world hunger is falling, some 805 million people, or one in nine, still suffer from hunger, according to the State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report, published annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This study also finds that undernourishment and under-nutrition coexist, whereby the quality of the diet does not allow for healthy growth and development. (more…)
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food-production industry, increasing at a rate of around 8 per cent year-on-year, which is nearly double that of most other sectors, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO further forecasts that by 2030, two-thirds of the seafood we consume will be farm produced, up from its present level of just over 50 per cent. (more…)
