Snippets from Down Under

Connecting the science with the consumer for a winning formula

Sean Murphy — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:29 GMT

Do you believe that the seafood industry has failed to maximize its position of having the most nutritious tasty product that meets all the criteria to be the healthiest food people can eat?

Helpful tool or big brother?

April Forristall — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:37:58 GMT

Making money from fish is an important element that policy makers in EU are keen to understand. There is much evidence that fishermen, in particular, are price takers and that there is much room for improvement. Of course the EU

Boston to Brussels: A challenging global world

April Forristall — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:18:57 GMT

For seafood traders normally the only major thing that happens between Boston and Brussels is Easter — this year things have been different.Boston is a great seafood town. I was there only a few weeks ago attending the International Boston

Eye on the future

April Forristall — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:41:40 GMT

As the date of 9 March draws closer I keep an eye on the weather in Boston. Sure enough as the date gets the closer the weather seems to deteriorate and by the time comes to get on a plane

Day 2: Confusion remains, consumption not rising

April Forristall — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:29:03 GMT

The International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) — to be known as Seafood Expo North America from 2014 — kicked off on 10 March and clearly everyone was adjusting to the one hour lost during the night as crowds were light

Chefs’ inventive fish names a ‘menace’

April Forristall — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:20:22 GMT

The seafood industry needs inventive chefs to create new and exciting recipes to entice consumers into wanting to eat more seafood. Of that there can be no doubt. But chefs that create “inventive” fish names on menus are a menace.

Exotic fish invasion — problem or opportunity?

April Forristall — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:42:46 GMT

In a recent publication by Renae Ayres and Pam Clunie, we learn that the introduction and spread of exotic fish in waterways is a major cause native extinctions and global species decline. The report states “currently 44 non native freshwater

Ten points to ponder from AQUA2012

April Forristall — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:55:37 GMT

Third time lucky for this joint WAS EAS meeting which initially planned for Russia then Egypt and finally, through no fault of the organizers, settled in Prague, Czech Republic. And what a well structured and well attended event it was

Rumor has it

April Forristall — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:54:54 GMT

Rumor has it that the RSPCA are thoroughly investigating regular instances of pescaphilia amongst the UK’s ‘Gangnam style’ glitterati and conservation societies. Pescaphilia is where young ‘teenager’ fish are taken away from their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and other members

Friday is for Fish

April Forristall — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:33:09 GMT

A recent survey in the U.S. indicated that Meatless Monday can be an effective tool to meet the goal of U.S. families eating fewer servings of meat and saturated fat. It seems to have got a fair share of coverage.

Securing our future at AQUA2012 Prague

April Forristall — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:12:47 GMT

The opening of the AQUA2012 saw the presentation of awards to Geoff Allan (NSW Government, Australia), Mudnakudu Nandeesha (Tamil Nadu University, India), Craig Browdy (Novus, USA) and Peter Edwards (AIT Thailand) for achievements recognized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS).

Getting fish into the pricing index

April Forristall — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:52:27 GMT

Have you ever wondered about what is included when you hear about the OECD Food Index? Well surprise, surprise the OECD has never included fish seafood in its index. That I find quite interesting as seafood is the most traded

Part of something historic

April Forristall — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:08:47 GMT

The date — Wednesday 27 June 2012 The place — Australia’s capital city, Canberra The reason — The Australian Government has announced a massive plan for Marine Protected Areas with vast ‘no go’ zones. This not only affects the seafood

A productive few days in Boston

April Forristall — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:26:33 GMT

Amazingly yesterday was so warm compared to previous days but the third day dawns and its windy and raining. I get moving at 6 00 a.m. as I have breakfast meeting organized at the Westin Hotel alongside the conference center.

Second day at the show

April Forristall — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:03:20 GMT

Oh dear, jetlag has arrived as I wake at 3 30 a.m. and toss and turn and realize the brain is functioning so had better get going and make the best of it. Today is my involvement in the panel

Day 1 at IBSS

April Forristall — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:06:02 GMT

The alarm has me moving at 6 00 a.m. and a quick scan of the emails and news reminds me it is still the weekend as there is not much happening. First appointment of the day is breakfast meeting at

The day before IBSS

April Forristall — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:26:34 GMT

Leaving my Melbourne home early on Friday morning I head to the airport with all the usual things hanging over the brain. Have I done this, have I done that? Am I organized? Have I got all the things I

Sustainable seafood should not be a monopoly

April Forristall — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:19:36 GMT

As soon as you create a monopoly situation you run risks. When you get a monopoly power is created and from that come all sorts of human frailties. Monopolies are rarely good for the long term and within an industry

Project Ocean: Nevermind the facts

April Forristall — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:06:19 GMT

Following ESE those of us that travel a long way have the opportunity to look around Europe and see what is happening with seafood in a major market place.

Is the EU serious about reform?

Mercedes Grandin — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:37:50 GMT

Roy Palmer reports on a roundtable on sustainability and EU Fisheries Policy reform held at the 2011 European Seafood Exposition.