The most comprehensive study of seafood fraud ever published underlines a requirement for a standardized and rigorous dataset through which food fraud can be scrutinized to ensure enforcement.
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has announced plans for what will represent the biggest overall of its certification scheme since its inception as it seeks to bust the ‘myths’ surrounding farmed fish.
The aquaculture sector is growing quickly – but concern is mounting that innovation in sustainable practices is failing to keep pace. The Millennial Salon Project brings together partners from across the value chain to answer this challenge in farmed...
Aquaculture profits are at risk if the seafood industry fails to address ESG issues – including poor animal welfare and high fish mortality – a new report warns.
Argentina has effectively become the first country to ban salmon farming after Tierra del Fuego, the country’s southernmost province, approved a bill outlawing the practice in open net pens.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s food arm has identified new projects to accelerate innovation in what is the fastest growing form of food production, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
They have fed us for millennia and are critical for the food and nutrition security, livelihoods and cultures of hundreds of millions of people across the globe. But today, nearly a third of freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction.
Investors are eyeing “game-changing innovations” in the aquaculture sector as climate change and antibiotics threaten to “sink” the fast-growing $232 billion global fish farming sector, according to a report by an ethical investment network.
The question ‘farmed fish or wild fish?’ has leaned heavily towards the most natural option, but new studies suggest changing consumer sentiment could be good news for aquaculture.
An aquaculture project at Oman’s Almouj Marina has produced high-quality oysters with almost zero mortality, as researchers plan to refine the shellfish and ramp up production.
DNV GL has acquired a Norwegian inspection and certification body saying the deal underscores its commitment to grow in the food and beverage industry.
Oman has asked the World Bank for support in revamping its fisheries sector, as the country embarks on a major investment programme to boost its seafood output.
Two-thirds of all fish harvested for food is likely to come from fish farms by 2030, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
A new feed formulation containing a specially developed food additive can help farmed prawns grow healthier and taste better, offering benefits for consumers and the industry, say researchers.
Tougher disease prevention measures proposed for the EU's
aquaculture industry could lead to higher prices for the fish used
by processors in their products.
UK government adopts protectionist principles to safeguard
Scotland's salmon industry and calls on Ireland to join forces in
tackling market dilution through cheap imports.
The issue of food labelling, which has been a hot topic of late,
has arrived in the ice cold waters of Norway. In the near future,
salmon raised in certain conditions will be able to bear the label
'This is a free range salmon...
Radioactivity checks on farmed salmon from Scotland and Northern
Ireland exposed to Sellafield radiation show that there is no cause
for concern from eating these fish, according to the results of
work undertaken by both the Food...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) this week released
details of a study on the potential dioxin contamination of fish
and fish oil capsules. Results are encouraging.
A task force composed of members of the organic food and seafood industry representatives last week submitted two long-awaited reports to the National...