Making the case for farmed fish on the menu

King’s Seafood realizes it’s in a long-term battle for the hearts and minds of its customers regarding the use of farm-raised fish and shellfish.
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- ‘Mushroom cloud effect’
- Why algae needs aquaculture
- Vietnam is an emerging tilapia farming hotspot
- Farmed salmon lice problems exaggerated 'millionfold'
- Open-ocean shrimp farming trials continue

Sustainability sells

The starting point for Genomar is that all its aquaculture activities shall be sustainable, resulting hopefully in more lucrative earnings in the market.

Escape reported at Marine Harvest

Up to 100,000 salmon smolts escaped from a Marine Harvest freshwater farm in Scotland, and an investigation is under way into what happened.

Showdown time for bluefin

A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will focus on the world's overfished oceans beginning this week with proposals to ban the export of a tuna species prized by sushi lovers.

Marine Harvest VAP plans $13.6 million plant in France

Marine Harvest’s plan for investing as much as €10 million ($13.6 million) in a new plant in France.

Marine Farms seeks big boost in cobia production

Marine Farms aims to increase its cobia production from 500 metric tons in 2009 to 4,000 metric tons in five years’ time. Read also
- Marine Farms CEO sells more shares

‘Mushroom cloud effect’

When it comes to reporting about seafood, the mainstream media employs what one industry consultant calls the "mushroom cloud effect."
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- Study: consumers want third-party food safety certification
- Making the case for farmed fish on the menu
- FDA seeks $318 million more for food safety initiative
- CNN asks: Is ISA-infected Chilean salmon safe?

Most read: sea lice, salmon prices

A new study claiming sea lice found on Scottish farmed salmon come from the wild generated much attention this past week among IntraFish readers.

Processors suffering from ongoing rise in the Canadian dollar

A strong Canadian dollar is causing problems for the country's seafood exportyers, who are anticipating poor profits because of the surging loonie.

French smoked salmon up 16 percent

A price increase of close to 5 percent per kilo couldn’t stop the continued growth of the value and volume of smoked salmon sales in France. Read also
- French smokers expect tough 2010
- Alfesca calls on salmon retailers to consider strengthening kroner
- Alfesca eyes ‘fifth pillar’ acquisition in 2010
- Smokers ‘must consolidate’
- Morpol to process salmon in France, Germany

More quakes rock Chile

A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office.
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- Skretting pitches in to help Chile
- Quake impacts half of Chile’s fisheries production
- Chile tallies up fisheries damage
- Chile says rebuilding after quake could take years
- Communications hamper companies' quake assessments

Pacific adds to gluten-free line

Pacific Seafood will showcase new products from its steelhead aquaculture farm, smoked products from its Salmolux line, and its award-winning Starfish gluten-free battered halibut at the Boston Seafood Show.

Companies embrace traceability

Once a little-understood concept, electronic supply chain traceability has come of age over the past year, according to Seattle-based Trace Register

2010 IntraFish Person of the Year -- VOTE NOW!

Meet for the first time the six nominees for the 2010 IntraFish Person of the Year award, and cast your vote. Read also
- Jim Cannon named IntraFish Media 2009 Person of the Year
- IntraFish names Larus Welding 2008 Person of the Year
- Atle Eide wins IntraFish Media 2007 Person of the Year award

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