11 March, 2013 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
Before Day 2 of the International Boston Seafood Show was even open, attendees, exhibitors and media packed a conference room to hear the annual update from the Marine Stewardship Council. CEO Rupert Howes and Kerry Coughlin, regional director-Americas, ran through some impressive numbers: 10 million metric tons of MSC-certified product is harvested annually, which amounts to 10 percent of all wild fisheries around the world.
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10 March, 2013 - By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
Attendees lined up outside the show floor 30 minutes before the doors opened at the 2013 International Boston Seafood Show, eager to see what's new this year.
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10 March, 2013 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
The International Boston Seafood Show has begun, and exhibitors and attendees appear to be in good spirits, despite the foot of snow that fell in the city just days ago (you’d barely know it, though, because New Englanders know how to shovel).
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08 March, 2013 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
Brits eat 50,000 metric tons of shrimp a year but Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s latest Fish Fight documentary series may test the strength of this love affair.
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06 March, 2013 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
After being beset with environmental issues during its fast growth from 2000 to 2008, programs have now been put in place to ensure pangasius production is undertaken to higher market standards.
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04 March, 2013 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
The fishmeal and fish oil industry has welcomed the decision by EU fisheries ministers to end discarding, with the hope that fish that don't go for human consumption can now be used to meet growing demand for fishmeal.
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26 February, 2013 - By SeafoodSource staff
Editor’s Note: The following is a letter from Mike Lindquist, industry veteran and long time friend of Diversified Business Communications, publisher of SeafoodSource and SeaFood Business.
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22 February, 2013 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
Interpol’s Environmental Crime Program will this week launch “Project Scale,” its global strategy to crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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19 February, 2013 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Tackling the challenges that facing the European brown crab industry is a long overdue task, but one that is finally in hand, thanks to a collaborative 3-year, European INTERREG-funded project.
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18 February, 2013 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Will the backlash from the horsemeat scandal — where major supermarkets and caterers all over the world were caught selling beef products containing amounts of horsemeat — have repercussions for the seafood industry?
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