European Fishmeal and Fish Oil Producers’ conference, 1-3 June, Skagen, Denmark
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The Danish Fishermen PO and the Danish Pelagic PO are sponsoring a competition to develop the trawler of the future.…
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Despite living in a country surrounded by water, Danish children fail to eat the recommended weekly portion of fish,…
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This Eurofish project addresses challenges with water quality in the discharge from land-based recycled saltwater aquaculture facilities and will designate new treatment technologies for use in these facilities.…
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Fishmasterbutik.com caters to a variety of tastes in Denmark This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2021. An entrepreneur established a fish processing and sales company intending to export his production. The spread of the coronavirus forced a hasty change of plans as markets shut down, so today he promotes his products on social media and sells directly to Danish consumers from his webshop.
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Convincing fishers to have cameras on board is an uphill battle This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2021.…
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Regulatory conditions have improved the last years This article was features in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. The regulatory framework under which the small-scale fishery in Denmark operates has gone through several changes over the last years.
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Steady progress towards understanding the eel This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. An ongoing project to further knowledge about the European eel and to close the breeding cycle brings together researchers from DTU Aqua and companies interested in farming eels. The work in the project builds on the results from two others also coordinated by DTU Aqua. Significant progress has been made, but commercial production is probably still a decade away.
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The Danish Agrifish Agency, part of the Ministry of Environment and Food, is responsible for creating the conditions necessary for the sustainable growth of fisheries, including aquaculture, and agriculture. The agency has three broad areas of operation – legislation, subsidies, and control – which are used to exploit the country’s natural resources balancing the demands of the environment with that of industry. Bjørn Wirlander, Head of the EU and Fisheries Regulation Unit, and Anja Gadgård Boye, a colleague in the unit, speak here about some of the issues facing the Danish fisheries and aquaculture sector.
