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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Algae are simple plants that live in seas and freshwater bodies, and which range from microscopic, single-celled organisms to large seaweeds. As unthreatening as they might seem , if algae are allowed to grow out of control, their colonies can have toxic or harmful effects on very large populations of fish, shellfish, marine mammals and birds, and even people. (more…)
Asked to name a whitefish, many of us will immediately think of cod. And understandably so. Cod is a hugely popular fish with consumers the world over. The inherent snow-white flesh and gentle flavour of cod fillets are highly prized in a wide variety of dishes and cuisines and appreciated everywhere from northern Europe to southernmost Asia. (more…)
Mussels are one of the seafood category’s true superheroes. These bivalves have contributed to the human diet for tens of thousands of years, but have probably never been more consumer-relevant than they are today. (more…)
People love to eat seafood – increasingly and universally so. It’s a fact that over the course of the last six decades not a single year has passed when the total worldwide consumption of fish and shellfish hasn’t increased. While it’s true that the global population has grown considerably during this time, our per capita seafood consumption has consistently outstripped this escalation of humans as well as the consumption of all other animal protein foods and all land-farmed meat. (more…)
Seafood is one of the world’s most widely traded food groups, with the latest estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) putting its global commerce at a record US$164 billion (approx. €139 billion) in 2018. In volume terms, this amounted to some 67 million tonnes of fish (live weight equivalent), equating to almost 38 percent of all the fish caught or farmed worldwide that year. (more…)
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 also amongst the healthiest foods on our planet. Here are seven of our favourite reasons to include seafood in a balanced diet, as recommended, at least twice a week (including at least one oily fish): (more…)
With the gradual reopening of Europe’s restaurant and catering sectors offering the opportunity for consumers to reconnect with their favourite foods and to discover new dishes, there’s probably no better time for chefs to offer something special. Especially as more people have been exploring the seafood category during lockdown. (more…)
Aquaculture – already one of the world’s fastest food production sectors – is also in the midst of a technological revolution, with an increased uptake of new innovations expected in the years ahead. These will likely include the latest digital tools such as smart devices and machinery, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things, the cloud, etc.
As a food category, fish and seafood continues to fare extremely well in what is a constantly evolving consumer landscape. Amid society’s soaring demand for healthier, more natural food choices, the appreciation of what these particular proteins have to offer in terms of their nutritional profile, as well as the positive experiences to be had from eating them, has brought many different species and preparations into the limelight. (more…)
Considering its status as one of the most widely consumed fish in the world, Alaska pollock is far from being one of the best known. In fact, if ever there was a major species to slip quietly under the radar – it’s probably pollock. Despite this relative anominity, there’s much about this whitefish – that’s from the same family as cod and haddock – to shout about. (more…)