Editorial commentaries on the domestic and global seafood industry.
By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
30 August, 2011
Scotland’s newest smoked salmon venture is barely a year old, and despite entering a highly competitive market during a recession its owners are pleased with its progress and confident of its success.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
29 August, 2011
Farmed salmon prices collapsed simply because the fish became too expensive for many consumers, so they stopped buying it.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
23 August, 2011
College students are an underserved demographic, presenting a big opportunity for seafood marketers. But getting them to eat more fish requires a lot more creativity than “putting out a fillet that’s barely seasoned.”
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
19 August, 2011
One Welsh company is on the brink of something very big following a successful blind trial of its alternative, fishmeal-free feed in the United States.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
18 August, 2011
Seaweed is the second largest aquaculture industry in the world, yet it gets very little press attention. Mainly grown in Asia, it is gradually attracting interest in the West as a niche consumable product. It is also the subject of a number of large research projects that aim to turn it into biofuels and even fish feed.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
15 August, 2011
Severe but opposite weather conditions — drought then flooding — in eastern China have decimated this year’s crayfish harvest, with exports to Europe and the United States expected to hit a 20-year low.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
12 August, 2011
With all the recent studies lauding seafood’s health benefits, is it possible that the mainstream media is growing tired of such news?
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 August, 2011
The following is a letter to the editor submitted by John Filose of Filose & Associates, a seafood business consulting firm based in Encinitas, Calif. It’s in response to Wednesday’s story “Industry: Don’t undermine FDA process.”
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
05 August, 2011
One European firm says it has both the quality and the eco-credentials to draw new customers to the highly-prized delicacy.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
03 August, 2011
A new company is trying to tap into France’s legendary love for bouchot mussels, which are in season from early July through Christmas.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
01 August, 2011
One of Europe’s leading crab companies is assessing the effectiveness of bait products manufactured from shell waste from its processing plant on Scotland’s southeast coast.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
28 July, 2011
Contessa’s new leader, China’s rising labor costs and a new collagen energy drink made with pangasius are among July’s most-read stories.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 July, 2011
On Monday, SeafoodSource introduced a revamped newsletter designed to make it easier for readers to navigate the day’s headlines and access the premium features available on the website.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
22 July, 2011
An intriguing dichotomy now exists between two of the world’s leading farmed seafood items — shrimp and Atlantic salmon.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 July, 2011
The Seafood Handbook is now SeafoodSource! Featuring 100-plus species, it’s the ultimate guide to seafood sourcing, buying and preparation.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
19 July, 2011
Wild sea trout as a sustainable alternative to wild Atlantic salmon? Celebrity chefs need to be more careful when dishing out advice on what fish to eat and what fish to avoid.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
18 July, 2011
A new facility operated by Vietnam’s Bianfishco is canning a collagen energy drink produced using filleting off-cuts from the company’s pangasius processing plant.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
18 July, 2011
The mainstream media often looks negatively at finfish farming, but shellfish farming has been the subject of several positive stories in the past month or two.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
12 July, 2011
In a matter of hours, EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki will unveil to the European Parliament her much-anticipated reform proposals for the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
08 July, 2011
EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki is about to unveil her proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. But
with support failing to reach a level she would have hoped for, just how much
will her far-reaching package be watered down?
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
06 July, 2011
Terms such as sustainability, responsible sourcing, environmentally friendly and organic have become commonplace if not overused in the seafood world, yet the public has yet to fully understand their meaning or importance. Such terms are also misused, but would a policing system be effective? Nicki Holmyard takes a look at the issues and asks if consumers are suffering from 'responsible buying' fatigue.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
06 July, 2011
Terms such as sustainability, responsible sourcing, environmentally friendly and organic have become commonplace if not overused in the seafood world, yet the public has yet to fully understand their meaning or importance. Such terms are also misused, but would a policing system be effective? Nicki Holmyard takes a look at the issues and asks if consumers are suffering from 'responsible buying' fatigue.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
05 July, 2011
Rowan Jacobsen, author of the robust oyster connoisseur reference “A Geography of Oysters,” is a student of history as well as an aficionado of gourmet foods.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
05 July, 2011
A recent decision by the U.S. government to prohibit approval of genetically modified salmon is adding to the prevention of an increase in the supply of seafood for human consumption.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
01 July, 2011
The U.S. government’s eat-fish-twice-a-week recommendation, coverage of Vietnam’s pangasius industry and Japan’s 11 March earthquake and tsunami were among the most-read SeafoodSource stories and commentaries of the first half of 2011.
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