Health
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption - 2010
The Consultation recommended a series of steps, such as the need to emphasize the various benefits from fish consumption, and the various risks of not consuming fish. [Continue]
Debate over emissions from air-line traffic may impact fisheries
The current debate over the expansion of the EU’s Emissions Trading System from air-line traffic to other areas may have implications for a future agenda that could indirectly impact fisheries. [Continue]
Melamine-fact sheet from fisheries perspective
Recent reports on the detection of melamine in fish feed and fish meal might have created apprehensions in the minds of people in the fisheries sector. What is the extent of risk to the consumers? [Continue]
Una perspectiva nutricional al consumo de productos pesqueros
El pescado... el alimento para el cerebro. Valor nutritivo: Proteínas, Ácidos Ácidos Grasos, Minerales, Vitaminas [Continue]
Further evidence of the health value of fish
A healthy diet maintains and promotes health; it increases performance and well-being. Fish plays a decisive role in a healthy diet because it contains high-quality protein with essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins. Fish oils are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. At their third open conference in Tromsø, SEAFOODplus researchers presented new evidence of just how valuable the food fish is. [Continue]
