FRANCE - The Global Aquaculture Alliance is recognising renowned shrimp pathologist Dr Donald Lightner with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, the organization…
FRANCE - The Global Aquaculture Alliance is recognising aquaculture pioneer Bjrn Myrseth with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France.
FRANCE - Sodexo is the first company in France to obtain the MSC certification for a central kitchen. School cafeterias in the town of Ste can now use the MSC label on menus, guaranteeing that their…
FRANCE - Brittany fishermen are testing a concept which allows them to pre sell monkfish two days before landing at harbour in order to secure supply for processors, according to Finnian OLuasa from…
FRANCE - The East Channel French scallop fishery opened on 1 October. The season typically runs until May depending on scientific advice. The stock biomass is estimated to be exceptional in the Seine…
FRANCE - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN and the World Animal Health Organisation are to work on a formal accord to address the overlaps in the mandates of the two agencies and…
FRANCE - Overall French fishing auctions increased fish sales in both volume and value in 2011 compared to 2010, reports Finnian OLuasa, Paris Office, Bord Bia Irish Food Board.
FRANCE - While 55 per cent of all UK restaurant-goers now expect their fish to be responsibly sourced, the catering sector in France has been slower to catch on. But winners of a national competition…
FRANCE - After a Turkish freighter, TK Bremen grounded in the Bay of Biscay last week and punctured the bunker tank, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Bruno Le Maire has said that French oysters…
FRANCE - October is a month that sees oysters in season and usually in good condition with firm meats following the end of warm summer temperatures, according to Finnian O’Luasa from the Paris Office…
FRANCE - A Salmon Summit will take place in France to bring together the latest scientific advances in understanding the migration and mortality of salmon at sea, and will consider the management…
FRANCE - The World Conference on Veterinary Education marks 'Vet Year' and the 250th anniversary of the profession, starting on Friday this week in Lyon.
FRANCE - Scapche and the Compagnie des Pches Saint-Malo have been certified as sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well managed…
FRANCE - Marine Farms (cobia farmers), has reached an arrangement with the French importer, Gelazur for the distribution of cobia to the French market. Gelazur, which is the leading French frozen…
FRANCE - Aquamay (the Mayotte Aquaculture Development Association) and Ifremer (the French Marine Exploitation Research Institute) have appointed Ginger (part of Grontmij) for the construction of an…
FRANCE - In a recent investigative report France were accused of covering up illegal bluefin tuna fishing activities. Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries defended French…
FRANCE - Every link in the French seafood chain was present for the national seafood summit, the objective of which was to find collective solutions to the many problems that afflict the seafood…
FRANCE - The fishing port of Loctudy in Finistere, Brittany has announced an investment of 1.8m in freezing facilities capable of treating 1,000 tonnes of product per year.
FRANCE - Several initiatives have been undertaken by the French mussel sector to demonstrate their low carbon footprint, according to Nicolas Ranninger from Bord Bia Paris.
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