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Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is slipping through the net of sustainable management. In order to be fished for generations to come, tuna stocks must have effective harvest strategies and harvest control rules in places. Currently the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), who are responsible for managing these stocks, does not have sufficient measures in place. If they fail to make significant progress this year
… Read MoreImporting seafood into the United States involves navigating multiple tiers of regulation from government bodies like the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection. Benjamin England, founding member and CEO of FDAImports and Benjamin L. England & Associates, will discuss his firm’s Customs and Trade Legal Team's latest historic achievement of obtaining a modification on a CBP finding; banning the import of certain
… Read MoreWithout a standard method to exchange product information, seafood, particularly fresh seafood, often arrives at a dealer or processor without concise labelling. Once it is accepted and added to stock, how is it distinguished from other packages of the same item that arrived a day earlier or from a different distributor? How much potential profit can your inventory turn if you don’t have complete knowledge of your products?
In this
… Read MoreNow more than ever consumers are seeking out sustainable, restaurant-quality ingredients, leading to a surge in demand for Maine Lobster. With its distinctly sweet flavor and variety of product formats, Maine Lobster is the perfect ingredient to elevate premium snacks, unique sausages, breakfast spreads and grab-and-go soups.
Join the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, and experts from Datassentials and East Coast Seafood for a discussion
… Read MoreLead the Sea Change in Food Production
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China’s seafood production, consumption, aquaculture operations, and commercial fishing fleets are staggering in size. Did you know that China as a country consumes more seafood than the next 10 countries combined? Or that 25% of the world’s commercial fishing capacity is Chinese and 35% of the world’s seafood (wild and farmed combined) comes from China?
Despite the size of the Chinese seafood industry and the unique status
… Read MoreAI can make seafood processing more predictable and profitable
Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of our daily lives from facial recognition to Amazon’s delivery algorithms. Even traditional industries, such as agriculture, are using weather, satellite and soil data to train algorithms to optimize crop yields.
So how is AI going to disrupt seafood? Because of the natural variability of fish, seafood producers often find it difficult to
… Read MoreRussia harvests approximately five million metric tons of seafood annually, making it the fifth-largest producer of seafood in the world. The country is responsible for 45 percent of wild-caught salmon globally, with the Russian Far Eastern regions of Kamchatka and Sakhalin Island generating 80 percent of its wild salmon harvest.
As demand for sustainably-certified seafood options have soared in the United States, companies like The
… Read MoreFor fisheries without knowledge of sustainability certification schemes, DNV will provide insights on how to work toward certification, what it takes to get certified, how the certification process flows, and many other aspects of certification. This webinar will also cover tips and potential pitfalls of the certification process. For fisheries with knowledge of the Responsible Fisheries Management and Marine Stewardship Council certification
… Read MoreDemand for responsibly sourced products and momentum for mandatory human rights due diligence is increasing. Many companies recognize their responsibility to proactively identify and remediate labor and human rights abuses, but strategies that focus on risk mitigation and social compliance fall short of international norms and standards. Instead, to accelerate progress toward the ILO Decent Work Agenda, UN Guiding Principles on Business and
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