TURNING FISH WASTE INTO PROFIT A ‘Fish Waste for Profit’ conference is to run alongside the IceFish Exhibition in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik for the first time. Estimates reveal that 43 per cent of fish and shellfish resources end up as wastage, which represents a significant amount of potential profit that could be generated… Continue Reading
WATCHING FISH MAY “CALM NERVES” CAN a cod keep you calm? Scientists at The Deep in Hull are trying to prove if watching fish, turtles and sharks is beneficial for our health. Experts from York and Exeter universities have been carrying out the experiment on visitors to the giant aquarium. Volunteers wear headsets, which track… Continue Reading
EXPORTS of Norwegian salmon stalled slightly last month, but for the year so far they are still well up in both volume and value. Sales during September totalled 88,200 tonnes and were worth NOK 5.7 billion, down eight per cent in volume terms but with the value at the same level as September 2017. The… Continue Reading
CANNABIS’ LOBSTER TAKEN OFF MENU A US restaurant which found itself in the world spotlight last week over its practice of sedating its lobsters with marijuana to dull the pain of being boiled alive has now suspended the practice following official intervention. The authorities in Maine have said they are investigating Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound… Continue Reading
GRIEG has finally received clearance to proceed with its planned $250-million aquaculture project in the Placentia Bay area of Newfoundland. As part of the project, Grieg NL Nurseries, part of the Norwegian owned Grieg group, wants to farm salmon off the coast near the town of Marysport. It had received approval, but following objections from… Continue Reading