What’s on your plate?
Trust in the food industry is increasingly linked to verifiability, Sandy Neil reports. It was the biggest food fraud of the 21st century. The horsemeat scandal started to emerge in […] Continue Reading
Salmon offers sustainable breakthrough – Tesco chief
THE drive towards a more sustainable future in food production presented great opportunities for fish farming, a Tesco chief told the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen. Giles Bolton, the director […] Continue Reading
Blow to Scotland as cod loses blue label
NORTH Sea cod is to lose its ‘blue tick’ sustainability certification in a move that will be seen as a blow to the Scottish fleet in particular. The Marine Stewardship […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, November 2
£1m FUND TO HELP SMALL FISHERIES THE Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new £1 million fund to help small scale fisheries become more sustainable. It says almost three-quarters […] Continue Reading
Fish 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 […] Continue Reading
Monkfish world first for Iceland
ICELAND is celebrating becoming the first country in the world to have its monkfish stocks officially certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The popular high-end restaurant species – better […] Continue Reading
Why Australians should eat NZ seafood
AUSTRALIANS are being encouraged to buy seafood from New Zealand because of its high sustainability credentials. The message that more than half of New Zealand’s wild caught fish is now certified as […] Continue Reading
Grimsby company wins eco label award
A GRIMSBY fish merchant is celebrating winning a major eco-label award which should open the door to growth. Lee Williams, who owns B&L Filleting, has achieved the Marine Stewardship Council […] Continue Reading
Consumers urged to try herring
WITH the Scottish North Sea herring season getting underway over the coming weeks, consumers are being urged to include the fish in their shopping baskets. Known as the ‘silver darlings’, […] Continue Reading