Seafood entrepreneur: Tackling China’s data gap
With backing from US investors, Hanver Li set out in 2002 to address China's lack of available market and price commodities data, forming what is now Shanghai JC Intelligence Co
Norwegian king crab, pole and line tuna tie for London sustainability award
One very artisanal and one hopeful industrial fishery came joint top in the fourth Billingsgate sustainable seafood awards, held at the famous London fish market
IFFO gives high praise for new FMFO requirements
Global marine ingredients organization welcomes the announcement of common requirements for the sourcing of fish meal and fish oil that came from the ASC, GlobalGAP and GAA this week
Study warns Peru missing out on lucrative food-fish revenue
Despite accounting for just a fraction of Peru's anchovy catches, the artisanal fleet generates $2.4bn in revenues -- more than twice the amount of the huge industry fishmeal fleet
Copeinca Q3 picks up on better volumes, prices
But profit for January to September still down as a result of poor anchovy volumes at start of year
Newly-launched fund scouting companies to help build aquaculture industry’s future
Former Ted Prize director co-launches Aqua-Spark, whose first hurdle is lining up $15m in investment from high-net-worth individuals, family offices and foundations drawn to benefiting social and environmental causes
Alltech eyes global expansion as interest in protein alternatives ratchets up
Animal health and nutrition company is looking to 'maximize its penetration in the market', as sales increase 20-30% this year, global aqua director Jorge Arias told Undercurrent News
ASC, GAA and GlobalGAP identify fishmeal and oil sourcing criteria
Traceability to the species and country of origin, and avoidance of endangered species and sourced from IUU fisheries, are identified by standards agencies as common criteria for sourcing fismeal and oil
Marine Harvest places order for 750-ton feed barge
Vessel will be the biggest feed barge ever built by Ocea, and will be designed to feed two sites simultaneously
Aquaculture researchers raise Kampachi on zero fishmeal diets
Hawaii-based Kampachi Farms says it can now raise Kona Kampachi -- the brand name for Almaco jack -- entirely without fishmeal