26 November, 2012 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Is the Marine Stewardship Council letting standards for some fisheries slip in order to bolster its funds?
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16 November, 2012 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
Campaigning television chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s “Fish Fight” campaign is returning in the New Year. This time it’s not discards that are the target; it’s believed beam trawlers and scallop dredgers are in the firing line.
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12 November, 2012 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
A recent conference in London has raised awareness of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which reduces the consumption of trans fats that increase the risk of coronary heart disease by raising levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol and lowering levels of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, largely due to the diet's seafood content.
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30 October, 2012 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
BIM's Seafood Development Center opened three years ago, promising to help the Irish seafood industry bounce back. The SDC continues to deliver on that promise, bringing innovative ideas and approaches to an industry that is improving year over year.
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26 October, 2012 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Imports of squid and cuttlefish from Chile, Peru and Argentina are increasing, along with demand for the species from Asian countries — which is diverting supplies from other markets.
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19 October, 2012 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
With the next round of catch share negotiations just a few weeks ago, Benedikt Jonsson, Icelandic Ambassador to the United Kingdon, is pushing for Iceland to receive a bigger claim of the North East Atlantic mackerel catch.
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16 October, 2012 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
The aquaculture industry has been buzzing about mussels recently, due to new studies that show they mollusks have a very low carbon footprint compared to other proteins and that increasing acidification is threatening their livelihood.
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15 October, 2012 - By SeafoodSource staff
People who eat a Mediterranean diet — which relies heavily on fish — live longer, have a lower instance of coronary heart disease and have an easier time losing and keeping off weight.
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05 October, 2012 - By SeafoodSource staff
The United States’ industry-changing Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) have given hope to struggling small-boat fishermen in the United Kingdom.
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02 October, 2012 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
The proposed Aquaculture and Freshwater Fisheries Bill in Scotland is causing a measure of disquiet amongst salmon farmers, not the least because in its present form it will bring in more stringent controls to an already heavily regulated industry.
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