Algae firm becomes first to attain ASC MSC certification. A Japanese farm whose microalgae products have applications ranging from health food and cosmetics to biofuels has become the first in […]
Moroccan Fisheries Stand Still according to an article published in The North Africa Post. Morocco’s fisheries output stood at 1.31 million tons in 2018, a figure the same as output […]
A leap forward for seafood quality. Bylgja Pálsdóttir and Magni Veturliðason explain how the latest sub-chilling technology further enhances the environmental leadership of high-quality fresh fish. Collectively, society is on […]
EC publishes info guide on IUU fishing in a simple question and answer fact sheet, following the European Commission announcing this week that Thailand has successfully addressed the shortcomings in […]
Bringing fish heads and bones back to the dinner table. A new project is currently underway that will convert residual by-products into high-quality, functional ingredients, using efficient and sustainable processing […]
Umitron secures funding for Peru aquaculture project. Singapore based Umitron has secured US$2 million project funding from the Inter-American Development Bank to deliver IoT and AI feeding technology to drive […]
Chinese fish oil producer achieves Friend of The Sea certification. Shandong Yuwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd has obtained the certification for refined fish oil and softgel from Engraulis rigens sourced from FAO Area […]
African fishing communities face ‘extinction’ as blue economy grows, taking away common rights to land and water, experts warn, it was reported by Thomson Reuters Foundation. Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline […]
New fish processing hub in Lagos.The Governments of Norway and Nigeria have concluded plans to establish a N16billion fish processing hub at the Marine Department of the University of Lagos. […]
Food companies join Global Ghost Gear Initiative – Today (30 October), at the Our Ocean 2018 conference in Bali, Nestlé, the world’s biggest food company and Tesco, the UK’s biggest […]
GSSI recognises ASC Salmon Standard, a seafood certification industry benchmark. As well as meeting all of the essential components of the benchmark, the ASC standard achieved 52 ‘supplementary components’ – […]