Mackerel advice under review

A GROUPING of northern European mackerel fishing organisations has expressed disappointment that Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery will be suspended at the beginning of March. But they are hopeful that certification will soon be reinstated once a more detailed scientific evaluation of the stock is completed. The 2018…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, October 12

LEROY PREDICTS LOWER Q3 HARVEST LERØY Seafood Group has forecast lower harvest volumes for the third quarter of this year. In its latest trading update, the Norwegian fishing and aquaculture company says it expects harvest volumes for salmon and trout to be 37,22 tonnes for the period between July and September, compared with 46,024 tonnes…

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Lidl joins seafood disclosure project

THE retailer Lidl has become the first major discounter to publish a full public profile list of all the sources of its wild caught seafood on the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) website. This gives information on fishery management, catch methods, and likely environmental impact. Amali Bunter, responsible sourcing manager at Lidl UK, said: ‘We are extremely proud of…

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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 known in Iceland as known as anglerfish – is managed by ISF (Iceland Sustainable Fisheries) and this is the eighth time where ISF has been…

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