An uninvited guest in the Black Sea and elsewhere
The veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa),…
Species
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Sought-after crustaceans from the deep waters of the Mediterranean This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 3 2022.…
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Important target species for industrial fishing This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 2 2022.…
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EUMOFA has published a new case study: “Portion trout in the EU”,…
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Seafood speciality with nearly 1,000 suckers This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 4 2021, Mediterranean cuisine includes countless culinary classics that today are just as popular across the rest of Europe and the world. These include octopus dishes, which are prized by consumers far beyond the borders of Italy, Croatia or Greece.
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Small invaders conquer our waters This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 1 / 2021. Almost half a dozen goby species originating from brackish water areas of the Black, Azov and Caspian Seas are spreading almost explosively in Central and Eastern Europe. The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) has been particularly successful, even making it to North America’s Great Lakes. Such neozoa, which are difficult to contain, are a risk to regional ecosystems.
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Growing demand and attractive prices are accelerating overuse This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. Sea cucumbers, also called holothurians, are the most species-rich group of echinoderms (which also include sea urchins and starfish). On the seabed these worm-like creatures are of similar ecological importance as earthworms in the garden.
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This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 3 / 2020. Some people only know octopods from seafood salads at the Greek restaurant, others from seafaring stories that describe how the animals use their strong fleshy suckers to pull ships down into the depths.
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King Crabs successfully hold their own in the Barents Sea This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 1 / 2020 Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) is one of the best crustaceans that the cold northern seas have to offer. The species was originally only found in the north Pacific but in the 1960s Russian scientists introduced it to the Northeast Atlantic.
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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
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