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SPECIAL ONE-TIME FREE DOWNLOAD - Vol 108 - Risks and benefits of seafood consumption
This report provides an overview of the proven benefits of consuming seafood, then goes on to assess the potential risks. [Continue]
Aquaculture Feed and Fertilizer Resources Information System
FAO Aquaculture Service announces the launch of the new Web site “Aquaculture Feed and Fertilizer Resources Information System (AFFRIS)”. [Continue]
Farmed fish: a major provider or a major consumer of omega-3 oils?
Fish and other seafood products are getting more and more attention among consumers due to its health benefits. These benefits are in particular linked to the valuable long chained omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA (Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)), almost exclusively found in foods from the aquatic environment. [Continue]
Small Pelagics - January 2013
The herring season looks promising but the dispute over mackerel quotas is still adding uncertainty to supply. [Continue]
Standard Maps
Standards Map is the web-based portal of ITC's Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) programme and a partnership-based effort to enhance transparency on voluntary standards and to increase opportunities for sustainable production and trade. [Continue]
Bivalves - January 2013
Campaigns to increase seafood consumption in Peru, Brazil and Chile are expected to have a positive effect on artisanal fishermen and local communities who make a living from catching bivalve molluscs and in small-scale aquaculture and fisheries. They will also benefit aquaculture producers who are facing declining exports to the EU market. [Continue]
Fish Oil and Fishmeal - January 2013
The severe El Niño conditions forecast earlier in the year have been downgraded to neutral/weak for the Pacific basin and northern hemisphere winter of 2012-2013. However, reduced quotas and poor weather conditions for Peruvian fleets, combined with strong demand across the market, are likely to put upward pressure on fishmeal prices. Meanwhile, fish oil supply continues to stagnate, and soymeal and oilseed markets remain volatile. [Continue]
International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
On 27 October, in collaboration with SlowFish, FAO held a workshop on the International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (‘SSF Guidelines’) at the Slow Food International Terra Madre Conference in Turin, Italy. [Continue]
Role of fish and aquaculture products in human nutrition and global food security
Presentation given by Albert G.J. Tacon and Marc Metian during VI AQUASUR Conference [Continue]
Taller regional Acceso a los Mercados y Cadenas de Valor - Tegucigalpa, Mayo 2012
En el taller se abordó la temática del acceso a los mercados para los productos pesqueros, además el tratamiento de estos temas que se comenzara en el “Taller Regional sobre OMC y Pesca”, desarrollado en la ciudad de Buenos Aires en el año 2009. [Continue]
NOAA Fisheries Implementation Plan of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
This document is an update of the 1997 National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS)
implementation plan for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (Code). [Continue]
Diary
PACIFIC TUNA FORUM 2013 (18 Sep 13 - 19 Sep 13)
Seafood Congress Conference 2013 (28 Sep 13 - 3 Oct 13)
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada
Contacts & Info: www.wsc2013.com
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Contacts & Info: www.wsc2013.com
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The XV International Frozen Seafood Products Exhibition CONXEMAR 2013 (1 Oct 13 - 3 Oct 13)
Location: Vigo, Spain
Contacts & Info: http://www.conxemar.com/ingles/feria.htm
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Contacts & Info: http://www.conxemar.com/ingles/feria.htm
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Last update: 20/05/2013
Groundfish Commodity Update - April 2013
The Commodity Updates contain information from around the world on production, imports, and exports for groundfish. This information is collected by GLOBEFISH, the FAO centre for international fish trade information. [Continue]
EPR May 2013
The European Fish Price Report, based on information supplied by industry correspondents, aims to provide guidance on broad price trends. [Continue]
GLOBEFISH Highlights - Issue 2/2013
The GLOBEFISH Highlights provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities [Continue]
Vol. 107 - El eco-etiquetado de productos pesqueros en España
Aunque el mercado de eco certificaciones en España no haya alcanzado todavía su máximo desarrollo potencial, existe una amplia oferta de certificaciones alternativas para la industria agroalimentaria en general y el sector pesquero en particular. En este informe se revisan los esquemas de certificación disponibles más importantes en función de su presencia en el mercado español. El informe estudia, además, las principales características económicas y financieras de las empresas agroalimentarias españolas que tienen suscrito algún esquema de certificación, buscando patrones que puedan diferenciarlas del resto de competidores. [Continue]
Vol. 110 - Innovative uses of fisheries by-products
This report looks at the generation and management of fish by-products resulting from the primary production process that is undertaken by the fish processing industry. [Continue]
