Mackerel

The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG), which represents mackerel fishers and processors, has criticised the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) decision to downgrade Northeast Atlantic…

Aquatic Life Institute’s latest report highlights new gear, AI-assisted monitoring and traceability tools aimed at improving animal welfare in marine capture fisheries, including pelagic operations…

A new report calls for West Africa to move from raw fish exports to value-added processing, as small pelagics underpin both local diets and aquafeed production.

Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are calling for UK residents to eat more local seafood, as new research shows that the majority of fish eaten within the country is imported.

Researchers have announced the development of a pioneering new model which may help to improve the species selectivity of fisheries targeting.

Researchers at the AZTI Technology Centre have developed a genetic method for the rapid identification of prey species found in fish stomachs, facilitating greater understanding of prey inventories…

Scientists have found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients and that forage fish such as sardines, which are often converted into aquafeeds, should be…

The role that aquatic foods can play to help to tackle malnutrition, cardiovascular disease and climate risk is still underappreciated, according to a new Blue Food Assessment paper.

The latest analysis from the IFFO explores both the supply and demand of marine ingredients for 2022 and early 2023 – finding that fish oil supplies are increasing as fishmeal production is trending…

Analysis from Rabobank notes that high prices for competing commodities is supporting prices for fish meal and fish oil – but this support may ease slightly further into 2023.

Data released from the IFFO from January to March 2022 shows lower year-on-year use of fishmeal and fish oil and reviews the start of China's aquaculture cycle.

Eco Clean Team is repurposing fish oils and processing them into surfactants, a key component in detergents and other cleaning products.

Yumigahama Fisheries Co, a subsidiary of Nissui, has harvested the first chub mackerel from its land-based recirculating aquaculture system facility in Sakaiminato City.

Petter M Johannessen, director general of the IFFO, believes that marine ingredients play a crucial role in developing aquafeeds with a low carbon footprint.

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and IFFO have launched a new Global Roundtable to improve and increase the availability of sustainable marine ingredients and will begin its initial work in West…