Seafood – Page 57

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    Haikui Seafood to build new processing factory

    2014-01-14T14:56:00Z

    The Chinese subsidiary of Haikui Seafood AG is planning to build a new seafood processing factory in the Dongshan Marine Biotechnology Industrial Park, Dongshan Island, Fujian Province.

  • Alaska Salmon Now has released findings from a new poll of US consumers. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
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    New poll shows consumer support for Alaska seafood

    2014-01-09T16:14:00Z

    Following this week’s pledge to take action against Walmart regarding its seafood sourcing policy, Alaska Salmon Now has released findings from a new poll of US consumers.

  • Only three products were found to be mislabelled
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    MSC seafood confirmed sustainable

    2013-12-13T15:35:00Z

    Independent DNA testing of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has confirmed their sustainability, with over 99% correctly labelled.

  • The marine research and seafood sector low carbon roadmap will help boost the Irish seafood sector. Photo: John Rafferty Photography/Marine Photobank
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    Ireland consults on seafood “roadmap”

    2013-12-05T12:22:00Z

    A public consultation process is being launched in Ireland on the preparation of a Marine Research and Seafood Sector Low Carbon Roadmap to boost Ireland’s marine economy.

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    Sustainable seafood at 2016 Olympics

    2013-12-04T20:12:00Z

    The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced an agreement to promote Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood at the 2016 Rio Games.

  • Salmon remains in the Top 10 on the annual list of America's most popular seafood items
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    Seafood remains popular with US consumers

    2013-11-06T16:13:00Z

    The popularity of seafood in America, in particular shrimp, canned tuna and salmon, continues to grow, says the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

  • The report also shows that the average American ate 14.4 pounds of fish and shellfish in 2012, a 4% drop from the 2011 figure of 15 pounds. Altogether, Americans consumed 4.5 billion pounds of seafood. Credit: NOAA
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    US seafood landings remain high

    2013-10-30T15:46:00Z

    NOAA has released its annual ''Fisheries of the United States 2012'' report, which shows that US commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion.

  • Whiteleg Shrimp is a staple for Vietnamese seafood exports Credit: Xufanc/CC-BY-SA-3.0
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    Vietnamese seafood export report

    2013-10-22T14:47:00Z

    A new report says that Vietnamese seafood exports reached US$4.7bn in the third quarter of 2013 – a 12.5% increase on the same period last year.

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    Fighting seafood fraud

    2013-09-26T17:20:00Z

    Two American trade associations have joined forces in an effort to fight back against seafood fraud.

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    Associated Seafoods’ facility nears completion

    2013-09-19T13:15:00Z

    Next week Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) will integrate its Scottish smoked salmon operation into its modern new processing facility in Buckie, north-east Scotland.

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    Seafood consumption study

    2013-09-17T15:07:00Z

    New research is being released that examines customer attitudes towards culinary preparation of seafood.

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    Norway Seafoods sells processing operations in France

    2013-08-14T15:50:00Z

    Norway Seafoods has entered into an agreement with Groupe Coopératif Maisadour, a leading French Cooperative Company, to sell Norway Seafoods processing and sales operations in France.

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    Humber Seafood Summit agenda announced

    2013-08-14T10:45:00Z

    The final programme for Seafish’s Humber Seafood Summit - hosted at the Royal Hotel in Grimsby from 18-19 September - is now available.

  • Bruce Goodrick and Petra Baader
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    Baader takes over Seafood Innovations

    2013-08-11T14:53:00Z

    The Baader Group has taken over the business activities of Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd. and Seafood Innovations International Group Pty Ltd. in Australia.

  • Example price differences for commonly swapped species (8oz fillets)
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    Seafood mislabelling – an expensive business

    2013-08-07T11:08:00Z

    In its latest report into seafood fraud, Oceana has found that commonly swapped species in the United States can cost up to twice as much as their cheaper counterparts.

  • The Narong Seafood website clearly states the following message: “NARONG SEAFOOD AGAINST ANY FORM OF CHILD LABOUR, FORCED LABOUR AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING”
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    Narong Seafood to remain BAP certified

    2013-07-09T10:55:00Z

    The Narong Seafood Co. Ltd. shrimp processing plant in Samutsakorn, Thailand, will retain its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, following an unannounced audit by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

  • Professor Callum Roberts, Anita Barker, Chair of the Humber Seafood Group and Paul Williams, CEO of Seafish
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    Humber Seafood Summit

    2013-06-24T20:12:00Z

    This year’s Humber Seafood Summit will take place on the 18-19 September and will tackle the issues of Reputation and Integrity.

  • MSC certified seafood is now recommended by Seafood Watch
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    MSC certified seafood recommended by Monterey Bay

    2013-06-12T12:56:00Z

    A new report by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has found that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) chain of custody standard is the only wild capture certification programme to meet Seafood Watch criteria for environmental sustainability.

  • The majority of school children are not eating the recommended amount of fish
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    83% of UK children missing out on seafood benefits

    2013-06-06T10:15:00Z

    New research by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has found that the majority of British school children (83%) are not eating the recommended two portions of fish per week.

  • Viktoria Varga Lences
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    Aquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU’s seafood needs

    2013-06-05T20:29:00Z

    Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.