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    Many sea cucumber stocks are heavily overexploited

    by Thomas Jensen July 28, 2020
    July 28, 2020
    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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    Octopus aquaculture close to a breakthrough?

    by Thomas Jensen June 30, 2020
    June 30, 2020
    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 Crab: Valuable commercial resource or ecological problem?

    by Thomas Jensen February 28, 2020
    February 28, 2020
    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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    African Clarias catfish are robust survivalists

    by Thomas Jensen October 17, 2019
    October 17, 2019
    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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    Europe’s carp farming needs new marketing ideas

    by Thomas Jensen December 13, 2017
    December 13, 2017
    Farmed fish with a long history and an uncertain future The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is not only one of the best-known but also one of the most frequently produced freshwater food fishes. Nearly 4.2 million tonnes of this species were reared in carp ponds or in polyculture in 2014, plus a further 150,000 tonnes from fishing.
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    Climate change threatens one of the most important fish, the Alaska pollock

    by Thomas Jensen October 11, 2017
    October 11, 2017
    Their fillets are used for fish burgers, fish fingers, as well as different surimi products.  Alaska pollock can be utilized for different purposes and at relatively affordable cost.
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    Crustacean delicacy from subarctic waters

    by Thomas Jensen June 1, 2017
    June 1, 2017
    The ice-cold northern seas are not only the home of king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus), but also of queen crab, also known as snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio). The snow white meat of the long spiderlike legs has an intense, slightly salty yet delicate flavour. The queen crab fishery is sustainable, and annual landings add up to well over 110,000 tonnes.
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    Climate change drawing squid northwards

    by Thomas Jensen September 1, 2016
    September 1, 2016
    The common squid (Loligo vulgaris) and other cephalopod species are of economic significance, especially in southern Europe. Landings from the fishing sector are decreasing, however. For one thing, because the size of the squid populations is strongly influenced by environmental factors, and for another probably because squid are too intensively fished.
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    Coldwater Shrimp: Catch has been declining for more than a decade

    by Thomas Jensen July 1, 2016
    July 1, 2016
    Northern shrimp or Coldwater shrimp (Pandalus borealis) which is found all around the Arctic is the most frequent and economically important species of the decapod genus Pandalus. The firm, tender flesh of this coldwater shrimp is deemed particularly tasty.
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    Plaice: Successful transition to a sustainable fishery

    by Thomas Jensen January 1, 2016
    January 1, 2016
    Plaice is one of the commercially most important target species that are fished in the North Atlantic. What makes this flatfish equally significant for both fishermen and fish lovers is not only its excellent meat quality but also the available biomass.
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