Fish and fisheries

May 9 2012
Can marine fisheries and acquaculture meat 2050 demand for fish?

This paper fish demand in 2050 will be met but only if fish resources are managed sustainably and the animal feeds industry reduces its reliance on wild fish.

Reference and abstract as follows: Merino G, Barange M, Blanchard J L, Harle J,...

March 9 2012
Carbon footprint of Scottish mussels and oysters

The Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum has published a study on Scottish produced suspended mussels and intertidal oysters.

SARF (2011). Carbon Footprint Of Scottish Suspended Mussels And Intertidal Oysters, Scottish Aquaculture...

December 6 2011
FCRN mailing list member blogs on aquaculture

John Forster, an FCRN mailing list member, has written two very interesting articles on aquaculture for the UK Research Councils’ Food Security website www.foodsecurity.ac.uk...

July 12 2011
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IPSO Report on the state of the oceans

A panel of international experts convened by the International Programme on the State of the Oceans have published a report concluding that the oceans are at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species - unprecedented in human...

March 11 2011
Eco-labelling of wild-caught seafood products

This paper, "Eco-labelling of wild-caught seafood products", describes and analyses the criteria applied by four different eco-labelling schemes for seafood products from capture fisheries, and discusses the criteria in terms of environmental impacts...

March 11 2011
Seafood stewardship in crisis

This article holds that reform is needed to secure sustainability outcomes from the MSC process. The reference for this opinion piece is: Seafood stewardship in crisis, Jennifer Jacquet, Daniel Pauly, David Ainley, Sidney Holt, Paul Dayton and Jeremy...

March 11 2011
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Marine Stewardship Council

The Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) fishery certification program and seafood ecolabel recognise and reward sustainable fishing. The MSC is a global organisation working with fisheries, seafood companies, scientists, conservation groups and the...

March 11 2011
Turning the Tide: Impact of Fisheries on Seas

The 25th Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution report entitled "Turning the Tide - Addressing the Impact of Fisheries on the Marine Environment" was published in December 2005.

March 11 2011
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Natural England report: Sea fisheries: steps to sustainability

This report, "Natural England report: Sea fisheries: steps to sustainability", by Natural England highlights the ways in which fishing practices should be adapted to secure more sustainable fish stocks in English waters.

March 11 2011
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Fish to 2020: Supply and Demand in Global markets

Published by the International Food Research Policy Institute and the World Fish Centre, this book, "Fish to 2020: Supply and Demand in Changing Global markets", projects the likely changes in the fisheries sector over the next two decades.