Seafood

Will Clark has been appointed vice-chair of the Seafood Scotland (SFS) Board.

Direct Seafoods, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group, has launched the ‘Coastal Fish’ campaign to help Britain’s troubled local fishermen and save endangered fish stocks.

US commercial fishermen landed 8.2bn pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5bn, an increase of 200m pounds and more than $600m in value over 2009, according to a new report released…

Associated Seafoods Ltd has acquired prawn processor Moray Seafoods Ltd in a move that will secure the future of the company and herald the beginning of a new strategy to develop the…

Associated Seafoods Ltd has acquired smoked salmon producer Lossie Seafoods Ltd with the new owner planning to further develop the Buckie based company’s growing export business to premium markets around the world.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has launched a new website, www.MyFloridaGulfSafe.com, as part of a campaign to assure consumers that Florida Gulf seafood is safe and plentiful.

Seafood Scotland has launched an export programme to help companies respond to market changes and maximise opportunities to develop or expand trading links with France, Spain and Italy.

An exciting cook off in the Young Scottish Seafood Chef of the Year Competition saw Orry Shand (21), Eat on the Green, Ellon, beat five other finalists to claim the title.

Sodexo has signed a worldwide agreement with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for wild caught fish with the view to:

The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has passed the Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act (S. 50), which if enacted into law would help stop seafood fraud.

An increasing number of retailers have announced commitments to the MSC program for their seafood sustainability policies.

Scottish seafood is vital to achieving our ambitions for the food and drink sectors, according to the new Chairman of leadership body Scotland Food and Drink.

The finalists for the European Seafood Exposition 2011 Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition have been announced.

Sodexo, Inc. in partnership with CleanFish has announced one of the largest initiatives of its kind designed to significantly increase the quantity and availability of sustainable fresh fish options in the US.