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Shrimp partners aim to boost quality
THE shrimp aquaculture sector launched the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) at the Seafood exhibition in Boston this morning. Pioneered in Ecuador, members of the SSP are committed to achieving and promoting the highest quality products. The group has outlined strict criteria all members must meet, including certification by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC); no use…
Read MoreSalmon farmer sourcing wrasse ‘responsibly’
SALMON farmer Loch Duart has been working with fisheries and conservation authorities in England since 2016 to source wild wrasse sustainably for use on its Scottish farms. The company, based in Sutherland and the Hebrides, said its cleaner fish strategy had helped it achieve its lowest historical lice counts on all sites by the end…
Read MoreFishermen welcome support for CFP exit
FISHERMEN’S leaders have welcomed the commitment from two cabinet ministers and the leader of the Scottish Conservatives to leaving the Common Fisheries Policy in March 2019. In a joint statement, Michael Gove and Ruth Davidson, who were on opposite sides in the referendum campaign, backed the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation position. Chancellor Philip Hammond also voiced…
Read More‘Lochlander’ salmon launched at show
THE Scottish Salmon Company has launched a new product at this year’s Boston seafood show. Aimed at its export market, Lochlander Salmon has been developed exclusively by the company for premium restaurateurs, up-market hotels and top chefs in the US. It is initially being introduced to the North American market, where demand for quality, traceability and…
Read MoreUK buyers boost Norwegian cod sales
COD was the star performer in Norway\’s seafood export drive last month, thanks to an increase in frozen sales to the UK. Although salmon exports stuttered during February, sales of both fresh and frozen cod were up. Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit, director of Market Insight at the Norwegian Seafood Council, said: ‘Great weather at the beginning of the year led…
Read MoreMarine Harvest plans China fast food outlets
MARINE Harvest is planning to open hundreds of fast food salmon restaurants throughout China and Taiwan over the next seven years, the company has confirmed. The world\’s largest salmon producer believes the move could generate up to £1.5 billion (16 billion Norwegian kroners) by 2025. Norwegian salmon sales to China are starting to open up now that relations…
Read MoreEU parliament demands mislabelling crackdown
THE European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing concern at the reported level of mislabelling of fishery products within EU countries, including Britain. According to a recent Commission study, the figure for white fish is at least six per cent. Now the parliament is calling on member states to strengthen national controls, including on non-processed fish for…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, March 9
GLOBAL FISHING FLEET ON COMPUTER TRACK COMPUTERS are helping to track the activities of the world\’s fishing fleets, and are showing that more than half of the seas and oceans are now subject to industrial exploitation. The study has been led by David Kroodsma from Global Fishing Watch, who has published the results in Science Magazine,…
Read MoreAlltech pioneer dies aged 73
THE president and founder of global biotech, feed and animal nutrition company Alltech, Dr Pearse Lyons, has died aged 73, the company announced today. He had been suffering from an acute lung condition that developed during his recovery from heart surgery. Dr Lyons was the keynote speaker at the GOAL (Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership)…
Read MoreScientists shine new light on salmon farming
THE numbers of sea lice on Scotland’s salmon farms are not increasing, farmers have better control of parasites today than in the past, and the risk of disease transfer from farmed to wild fish is low. A very different picture of the state of Scotland’s salmon industry emerged yesterday when leading fish health experts appeared…
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