Kattegat Seaweed is part of Davai, a company specialising, among other activities, in the service and maintenance of physical infrastructure such as bridges, wind turbines, and transformer stations. Investing in seaweed stems from a conviction that a local company should be the first to find out whether a resource on its doorstep can be viably exploited.
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A company in Denmark, Plastix, has established a way to reuse lost or abandoned fishing gear by converting it into pellets that can be used to produce plastic items. This gives multiple benefits for the environment.
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Gadus, a fishing and processing company based in Gdynia, has grown from a small, local company to the the biggest Baltic fish producer in Poland and a leading processor of white fish selling its products on the domestic and export markets.
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Located on the Mediterranean Sea, the Gaza strip has an area of 360 sq. km and is home to some two million people. The coastline is 40 km long and has supported fishing activities for many years. Today, however, the fishing sector faces a number of environmental challenges including coastal erosion, high salinity of the water, excessive sediment (particularly around the port of Gaza, and human impacts such as the large volumes of wastewater that flow into the sea, and overfishing.
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March / April 2017 EM 2 Country profile: Denmark and Palestine Aquaculture: Globalisation facilitates the introduction of fish diseasesFisheries: Safety at sea is priority for the EU’s more than 150,000 fishermen Technology: New kinds of packaging solutions enhance sustainability Events: Preview of the Seafood Expo Global …
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Refrigeration technology and ice enable low temperatures that are necessary for guaranteeing the quality and freshness of sensitive foods such as fish during transport, in the production process, during storage, and at the retailer’s. However, some of the refrigerants that have been used so far in refrigeration units damage the ozone layer and promote the greenhouse effect which is why refrigeration technology suppliers are now using more environmentally friendly technical solutions.
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Diseases are functional disruptions which can have adverse effects on the existence of all living organisms, including fish. In natural habitats such as rivers, lakes and seas, fish diseases often go unnoticed. In aquaculture systems, however, they are more easily recognized, particularly since high stock densities promote spreading of infection. Fighting these diseases is difficult because the necessary drugs are lacking or they are not authorized. This creates a state of emergency when therapy proves impossible.
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Although cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is still unknown to most consumers it is generally considered to be one of the most promising candidates for marine aquaculture. It is an excellent food fish. It grows extremely fast and is relatively robust. Its firm, white flesh has a nutty, buttery flavour and is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. Everywhere, where cobia is already available on the market, demand is growing. Aquaculture production is rising.
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As biomass on Norwegian farms pushed regulatory limits in late summer, markets have had to absorb relatively larger volumes of farmed salmon with the prevailing exceptionally high prices falling somewhat as a result.
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Cephalopod stocks have grown over the past five decades. According to a researcher at the Institute of Marine Research in Spain, global warming may have benefited cephalopods stocks as temperature changes and the disappearance of certain upwellings have forced some predator species away from cephalopod habitats.
