Behnan Thomas

September / October 2019 EM 5 Country profile: Albania,…

The regulation of fisheries is an ancient practice dating back over 700 years. Seven hundred years ago, on the island that is now New Zealand, the Maori people – the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand – practiced some of the earliest fisheries management in the world.

Made-to-measure for aquaculture The African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus is a hardy fish of modest needs that is not particular about its diet. Moreover it is an accessorial air-breathing fish that is sometimes to be found living in groups

For the past three years, WWF Adria, a regional WWF office for the Balkans with headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia, has been working in Telašćica Nature Park / Marine Protected Area (MPA), in the center of the Croatian coast.

Objective evaluation criteria still lacking for many fish species People keep animals for various reasons. Pets can be companions, they can play a part in hobbies or pastimes, or they can serve as test organisms in the laboratory. And of course – as farm animals – they are used for food purposes. In affluent countries, a change in values is currently taking place that is fundamentally questioning the right to use and exploit animals. Animal welfare is an increasingly significant aspect of successful marketing.   This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 5/2019.

As requested by the Ministry of Agriculture of Croatia, EUROFISH produced a draft of an information leaflet ‘Do you know what you eat?…