Eat more fish, and have good reason! It is often presented today as a “health food” that can protect us from heart disease. This is true for fish anyway. But it would be a shame to forget its other nutritional qualities, just as real, and ultimately very valuable for the balance of [...]
Archive for the ‘Seafood Products’ Category
-
The fish has an incredible nutritional qualities
-
Fish and Seafood
In Europe, the marketing of seafood products is subject to a number of criteria designed to avoid any health risk and to reassure consumers.
The freshness category (extra, A or B), the fishing, the size category, the mode of presentation, the net weight in kilograms must be legibly inscribed on each lot sold. [...] -
Seafood Technology Division
Who are we?
The Seafood Technology Division of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) encompasses all aspects of the science and technology of aquatic food products, including harvesting, production, preparation, marketing, processing, utilization and nutrition. The Seafood Technology Division (STD) was established in 1981 and now has more than 450 members from [...] -
Abalone in Iceland
Abalone - in Japanese: Awabi - are marine snails. They belong to the phylum Mollusca, which includes clams, scallops, sea slugs, octopuses and squids. Abalone join other snails, whelks and sea slugs in the class Gastropoda, which have one shell - also known as univalves - as opposed to clams with [...]
-
World trade and future consumption
Seafood and Aquaculture Production
World trade in seafood is estimated at more than US$ 100 billion. The major markets are those of Japan, USA and EU, which depend on imports, ranging between 30-60% of their consumption.
USA: Consumption per capita is 7 kg, imports about 1.5 million tons per year, valued at almost [...] -
Criteria for selecting the type of aquaculture project
How to choose the right aquaculture system? What determines your choice?
Aquaculture can be conducted profitably in a wide variety of conditions and environments. The choice of production system is affected by local conditions, such as water quality and water flow rate, site topography and climate. -
Markets for aquaculture products: Present status
Eating fish reduces heart diseases - Today this is well known.
Seafood importers and distributors are seeking reliable sources of supply. The world trade in seafood is huge, estimated at US$100 billion per year, and the main markets in the USA, EU and Japan import more than 50% of their requirements. New [...]