Special Reports

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Using 100% of each fish caught or farmed is a “moral obligation”, according to Petra Weigl, Managing Director of Regal Springs Europe and Global Head of the company’s Natural Additions Division. It’s from the latter that she oversees all by-product…

29th January 2025

‘Know your fish, understand your side-stream potential’

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fish waste is a significant issue in aquatic food systems. It impacts not only economic efficiency and profitability but also environmental sustainability and food security. Reducing waste is essential to optimise the use of natural resources, improve the livelihoods of…

29th January 2025

Harnessing the power of fish waste – creating solutions in Kenya

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Aquaculture and fisheries are two sectors of the seafood industry that make critical contributions to range of areas – from nutrition and local economies to the cultural life of coastal communities around…

29th January 2025

High-value collagen from fish by-products

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Around 24 million tonnes of edible products generated by fisheries and aquaculture are being lost across supply chains every year, according to estimates made by the World Economic Forum (WEF), with the…

29th January 2025

Healthy returns from by-product pathways

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

By-products have been drawing attention for their potential to increase sustainability in various sectors, such as the food, diet supplement, animal feed and cosmetics industries. Over the years, these industries have been…

23rd January 2024

An innovative new use for shrimp waste

23rd January 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

In late 2023, the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) announced a new chemical-free approach to treating aquaculture waste. With funding support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Scottish Sea Farms,…

23rd January 2024

Sludge – the next fish feed ingredient?

23rd January 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

There are around 10 million tonnes of targeted wild capture fisheries that are wasted every year. This waste consists of cut-offs from processing, heads, frames, guts, skin and scales – which are…

23rd January 2024

The 100% Fish initiative

23rd January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Running for four years through to September 2025, a key research project is looking to develop healthy and nutritious foods through novel upcycling and extrusion technology. Called “HybridFoods”, the project is being…

23rd January 2024

Upcycling to expand the food mix

23rd January 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

There’s growing global acceptance that many of the traditional and still current uses of commercially-produced fish only capture a small fraction of the full potential value and that continuing on this wasteful…

23rd January 2024

Waste not, want not

23rd January 2024