Seafood

Malaysia’s export of seafood products to Russia is expected to resume by the year-end following discussions between the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) and Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal…

BP has agreed to pay Florida $20 million (€14.4 million) over the next three years, half of which - $10 million (€7.2 million) - will go toward paying for seafood inspections and…

Advice on making authorised nutrition and health claims in line with new European legislation is now available on the Seafish website www.seafish.org

Tonka Seafoods Inc is interested in restarting shrimp processing in Petersburg, Alaska, and last week approached the Petersburg Harbor Board seeking permission to build a two-story warehouse close to the Petersburg Community…

Vietnamese firms are unhappy that new food safety rules that took effect early this month have made it difficult for them to obtain seafood import licenses.

Seafood supplier Beijing Culimer Seafood Im-Exporting Co Ltd has moved to a new, larger location to facilitate the company’s growth in China.

A centre that has helped train hundreds of people for the UK seafood industry is set to close because its funding has been withdrawn.

Shetland-based seafood company Isle of Shuna has gone into administration.

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, is inviting people with innovative ideas to apply for grants from the 2011 Seafish Industry Project Fund worth up to £1 million (€1.2 million/$1.6 million).

Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Brendan Smith TD and Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries, Sean Connick TD, launched Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM’s) new three year strategy (2010–2012) and…

Shetland’s seafood suppliers have received a glowing review from two top members of staff at Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant Fifteen in London.

Delhaize Group is to implement a sustainable seafood policy across its US portfolio, which comprises the stores Hannaford, Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar Food and Food Lion.

Publix Super Markets Inc is embarking on a new seafood grading system. The US company, which failed Greenpeace’s Sustainable Seafood Scorecard for the second year, has hired a conservation group to assess…

In the fourth edition of the Greenpeace USA seafood sustainability scorecard - Carting Away the Oceans - half of the leading US supermarket chains for the first time received ‘passing’ scores for…

Seafish has warned that UK consumers need to greatly increase their intake of oil-rich fish in order to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.