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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As a consumer product, very few types of seafood are able to compete on the same levels of supply and international demand as farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The global exports of this fish totalled 2.3 million tonnes last year with a value in excess of €13 billion ($14.7 billion). (more…)
The Pacific Ocean is home to six types of wild salmon, of which North American fishermen target five: king, sockeye, silver, pink and chum in commercial fisheries operating along the west coast, from Alaska to California. These are some of the most iconic and valuable fisheries in the United States, but because they are wild fisheries, catch levels can fluctuate considerably from season to season. On the whole, though, catches have been quite prolific in recent years. (more…)
Chile’s began farming Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) towards the end of the 1970s, which makes it a relatively young industry. Nevertheless, over the course of the next three decades, the South American country transferred, adapted and developed technologies, products and markets to become the second largest salmon producer of in the world. (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…)
