Category: Seafood
Environmental effects of purchasing, consuming mislabelled fish. Seafood is the world’s most highly traded food commodity, and reports of seafood mislabelling have increased over the past decade. However, proof of the environmental effects of mislabelled ...
SSA on Brexit Deal Jimmy Buchan, chief executive of the Scottish Seafood Association, said the fact that a deal had been done would ensure stability and certainty for businesses. “It is not perfect, by any ...
Seafood Scotland responds to Brexit deal Responding to the announcement of a Brexit deal, Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, said: “Having a deal on the table at long last comes as a welcome ...
Irish fisheries minister pledges to work with industry to mitigate Brexit impacts The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today welcomed the announcement of an agreement between the EU and the ...
Seafish statement on Brexit deal Brexit deal is a welcome relief for the seafood sector if it makes trade flows easier but uncertainty remains on fishing rights Aoife Martin, Director of Operations at Seafish, said: ...
Seafood sector urgently needs rapid testing and cargo prioritisation. Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, said: “The window wherein companies would be able to salvage anything from the last couple of days is now, ...
 Seafood Industry cannot take another blow The French border blockade could not have come at a worse time for the Scottish seafood industry. On the back of 2020, and as Brexit uncertainty approaches, this week ...
Mercadona Is First Spain Based Retailer to Accept BAP Seafood – Mercadona has become the first Spain-based retailer to recognise the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced on ...
BAADER Joins Collaboration – Salmon wall-to-wall processing solution provider BAADER joins collaboration to build the salmon industry’s most modern and sustainable circular industry park. Quality Salmon has signed a collaboration agreement with one of the ...
Urgent call for compensation for seafood companies The Scottish Seafood Association today urged the Government to compensate its members who will lose millions of pounds after France closed its border for 48 hours. Chief executive ...
Canada makes strategic investments through Atlantic Fisheries Fund. The Government of Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is making strategic investments through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund. These funds will help the industry innovate, ...
Scots Govt disputes claims about Environmental Health Officer shortfall. References to a Scottish ‘shortfall’ in Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) available to sign Export Health Certificates (EHC) for exports, including seafood, to the EU with regards ...
Seafish will provide Brexit transition ‘helpline’ to support seafood businesses over the Christmas period – Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is running a helpline right through the Christmas period ...
National Fish and Chip Day Returns in 2021 – National Edible Oil Distributors Association (NEODA) is delighted to announce that the most popular awareness day of the year, National Fish and Chip Day, will be ...
Portuguese retailer gains MSC and ASC certification. Continente, is the first retailer in Portugal to receive MSC and ASC certification for its fresh seafood counters. The MSC Chain of Custody Standard ensures the traceability of ...
Norwegian Seafood Council joins forces with EAT ahead of UN summit on future food systems. The Norwegian Seafood Council and the non-profit organisation EAT have entered into a partnership to promote increased consumption of sustainable ...
Maine launches seafood branding and promotion initiative The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), with support from Governor Janet Mills, is launching a branding and promotion initiative to celebrate Maine Seafood and to help consumers ...
UK trade deal a boost for UK fish and chip shops. An agreement to lock in trade in goods was signed in London this week between the UK and Iceland and Norway. The deal means ...
Scottish Government calls for Brexit seafood red-tape derogation New Brexit-related administrative burdens on Scotland’s fish and animal product exporters are being tackled through a programme of action led by the Scottish Government and Food Standards ...
Encouraging signs for Vietnamese pangasius exports. Since the end of the third quarter of 2020, pangasius imports in some major markets have been positive again, especially in China – Hong Kong markets, reports the Vietnam ...
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