If Aqua-Spark continues to fund companies like these, they may completely reverse the general public’s view on aquaculture.
Category: Seafood Industry News
FDA Updates Seafood Guidelines For Pregnant Women
Expectant mothers and parents of young children have more information to help them make good seafood choices. This handy infographic has the new seafood guidelines as suggested by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These suggestions are based upon mercury content, which is known to be especially harmful to child development. Be sure to…
Escaped Farmed Salmon Threatens Washington\’s Wild Stocks
San Francisco Chronicle, Washington is the largest domestic producer of farmed-raised finfish, which includes an annual yield of 17 million pounds of Atlantic salmon. That is a lot of salmon raised in cages at sea, in the wrong ocean. What happens if some of these fish escape? Or should I say \”when\” these fish escape?…
Nasty Sushi Parasite On The Rise In Western Countries
One particular parasite known in Japan, is now seen more in the West, where sushi is now sold at supermarkets, run-down food courts, and gas stations.
Documentary \”Counting Fish\” Sheds Light On Fishermen/NOAA Rift
Recently the Discovery Channel showed \”Sacred Cod\” which looked into the divide that separates Fishermen and NOAA\’s fishery scientists here in New England. Fishermen have said for years that the methods used in the trawl surveys are flawed and that cod is much more abundant in the Gulf of Maine than scientists claim. The extremely…
Japanese Tapeworm Found in American Wild Salmon
For those who like their salmon on the rare side, time to be more careful as that prime piece of wild Alaskan salmon may be infected by D. nihonkaiense, a member of a genus of tapeworms that can infect humans. This particular species, the Japanese broad tapeworm is the second leading cause of diphyllobothriasis (tapeworm…
3000 Tons Of Norwegian Salmon Infected By Deadly Virus
ISA is a virus that is related to the flu and infects the red blood cells of Atlantic salmon.
New Trawl Gear Will Limit By-Catch Of Cod
The ultra-low-opening bottom trawl (ULOT) minimizes impact of trawling activity on cod.