Demand for fish and seafood is growing – but better ocean management is needed to ensure global food security, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
While careful management has helped stabilise and even improve the fish stocks in some parts of Europe, the situation in the Mediterranean has deteriorated over the past 20 years, say experts.
Poor farm practices and a heavy reliance on wild fish for feed threatens long-term sustainability, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
John West has rolled out its Can Tracker scheme to include salmon, mackerel and sardine products by 2013, building on the launch of the service for tuna in 2011.
Illegal fishing, which now accounts for 15% of world catches according to EU calculations, distorts the market for fish, and threatens the viability of honest businesses that refuse to deal with criminals, warned politicians.
Using hydrocolloids in fish products offers up opportunities for the development of new products based on surimi and restructuring technologies, say researchers.
Global fish consumption has reached its highest ever level of about 17 kg per person on average, supplying more than 3bn people with at least 15 per cent of their average animal protein intake, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization...
The UK’s Food Safety Authority has launched a new consultation on the advice it should give consumers on eating fish, with a view to balancing sustainability issues alongside nutrition and food safety issues.
Aquaculture and technology group Neptune Industries has come one
step closer to completing its insect-based dietary protein for
fish, which the firm claims will be key to addressing the imminent
shortage of world fish stocks.
As a youngster I was brought up on a healthy diet of tuna fish
sandwiches and Disney - making my new year's resolution for 2007
the toughest yet. That's right, I'm giving up tuna and who knows,
even cod.
South Korea officials are planning to step up inspections of
imported Chinese freshwater fish after finding cancer-causing
chemicals in some fish sent from the country.
A new €3.5 million marketing campaign designed to promote the
consumption of fish and seafood was backed last week by the Spanish
Ministry of Agriculture. The campaign will also highlight the risks
of eating immature fish, which has...
Food safety fears over beef are now settled in the psyche of
consumers across the world - stretching from Japan, over Europe and
into the US. But what about seafood? How many of us have been ill
from a less than healthy oyster or...
Only a third of Scottish consumers are aware of the recommended
amount of fish to eat each week, new research by the Food Standards
Agency Scotland has revealed.
