While about 80% of marine plastic pollution originates from land, the remaining, yet still significant, 20% comes from water-based human activity,…
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Ukraine’s seafood business: Impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine
Fish, love, and war Levan Kantaria manages seafood operations for the premium food retailer WineTime,… -
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Italy: New data put Italy near the top of the world’s producers of high-quality caviar
World demand for caviar outstrips supply, and prices continue a long-term upward trend. Data for 2022 recently released by API (Italian Fish Farmers Association) show production of caviar from sturgeon and other fish grew to 62 tonnes,… -
An invasive and readily adaptable algae has taken hold in the Marmara Sea and threatens the Black Sea,…
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New data from Estonia’s Department of Statistics show that sales volume of farmed fish fell to 801 tonnes in 2022,…
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Pavilion of Denmark at DanFish International, Aalborg, Denmark, 10-12 October 2023
Danish suppliers to the fishing industry will come together with innovative solutions for more sustainable fishing when skippers,… -
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Denmark: Fishermen stress need for government to involve them in siting new wind turbines
The Danish Parliament has approved a plan for a massive expansion of offshore wind generation of nine gigawatts by the year 2030.… -
Addressing the problems of misreporting of catches, illegal discards of unwanted catches, and other activities that hinder efforts to achieve sustainable fishing levels,…
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After the destruction of Kakhovka Dam on Dnipro River on 6 June 2023 the Kakhovka reservoir has lost 70% of the water volume it stored,…
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Estonia: New Deputy Secretary General for Fisheries Policy and Foreign Affairs
Tõnis Tänav has been appointed the new Deputy Secretary General for Fisheries Policy and Foreign Affairs in the Estonian Ministry of Rural Affairs as of 1 July 2023.…
