Opinions

A voice for Denmark’s fishermen This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2021. Danish fisheries contributed some DKK14bn (EUR1.8bn) in 2018 to the nation’s GDP. The sector is an important source of export earnings as well as of livelihoods in coastal communities. The Danish Fishermen Producer Organisation (DFPO) is the national organisation representing the fisheries sector through some 32 local associations across the country.

The Norwegian Seafood Council celebrates its 50th anniversary This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 1 / 2021. The Norwegian Seafood Council is the highly successful trade promotion body for the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industries. Owned by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the council is a public company with a mandate to increase the value of Norwegian seafood in a responsible manner.

Redressing a persistent imbalance This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 6 / 2020. Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to eliminating the gender discrimination that is widespread in the seafood sector. Globally, one in two workers in the seafood industry is female, but they dominate the lower echelons of the sector and are woefully underrepresented at the top.

Sharing knowledge to benefit oceans and their users This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 5 / 2020. The International Ocean Institute strives for the conservation of marine resources within the broader goal of promoting peace in the oceans. Through education, training, and capacity building the institute supports the creation of a cadre of enlightened professionals in particular in developing countries who share its beliefs and contribute to fulfilling its mission.

NACCEE encourages young professionals’ participation This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. Dr Laszlo Varadi has been involved in the freshwater aquaculture sector for a lifetime. Retiring as director of HAKI, the Hungarian Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture, though still attached as an International Advisor, he is today the President of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Central-Eastern Europe (NACCEE) and also works at the Department of Public Policy and Management at Corvinus University in Budapest. He shares here some of his opinions about the sector and its future.

EMSA strengthens Europe’s competitiveness, sustainable growth, and the blue economy This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 3 2020. The European Maritime Safety Agency is the body responsible for maritime safety and the prevention of pollution by ships in European Union waters.

Reducing overall stress boosts resilience to climate change This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2020. Currently Director of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division and Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter (UK), Dr Manuel Barange is an ecologist and fisheries scientist interested in researching climate change impacts on marine ecosystems, their resources, and their implications for human society.

The Grimsby Fish Market, one of the most important fish markets in the UK, trades mainly in cod and haddock (two of the most consumed species in the UK) that arrives primarily from Iceland and Norway. Grimsby and its surroundings have a well-established processing industry which is a magnet for fishermen and fish traders. Martyn Boyers, the Chief Executive of the Grimsby Fish Market, explains the role of the market and the auction in the UK fish trade and outlines his vision for the future of the enterprise.