Rising water temperatures can reduce dissolved oxygen, slow growth, increase biological stress and trigger mortality, particularly when combined with poor water exchange, stratification, algal blooms and salinity changes. In the open sea, warming is also altering the distribution, depth and biological cycles of commercial species....
When Pietro Querini arrived in Røst, in the Lofoten Islands, in 1432, stockfish already had centuries of production and trade behind it. Genetic analyses of cod remains found at the Viking-age trading port of Haithabu show that fish belonging to the Norwegian Arctic stock were...
Galicia is responding to the declining availability of wild mussel seed through MytSeed, a University of Vigo project developing hatchery-produced seed. By combining selective breeding, environmental analysis and oceanographic modelling, the initiative aims to stabilise production, reduce uncertainty and make mussel farming more resilient to...
The European Parliament has allowed new REACH restrictions on lead in fishing tackle to move forward. During its plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs rejected an objection to the European Commission regulation amending Annex XVII of REACH by 455 votes to 197, with seven abstentions. The...
The most prized river fish in the world for the quality of its flesh is the Empurau from Sarawak, a large Malaysian Borneo cyprinid also known as Tor tambroides. Among the world’s most valued freshwater and river-linked species are also the Yangtze knife fish, now...
SeaWatch is an international project led by the University of Rome Tor Vergata that explores how fishing vessels can contribute to the monitoring of marine biodiversity. Through a small device called a metaprobe, placed inside fishing gear, vessels can collect environmental DNA during ordinary fishing...
Lofoten Seaweed represents a new frontier for Norwegian seafood: not only fish, salmon or stockfish, but seaweed harvested in the waters of the Lofoten Islands and transformed into ingredients for contemporary cuisine. Founded by Angelita H. Eriksen and Tamara Singer, the company brings together roots...
The path launched on 16 May in the Aula Magna of the Bishop’s Seminary in Mazara del Vallo, during the conference “The Mediterranean Sea between fishing, migration, resources, conflicts and new hopes”, is beginning to produce concrete results on the other side of the Strait...
Norway does not export seafood products alone. It exports a system: a way of connecting the sea, coastal communities, companies, markets and reputation. Salmon represents the most contemporary side of Norwegian seafood, driven by aquaculture, convenience and global consumption trends. Stockfish, on the other hand,...
“Red little tuna” is not a scientifically correct species name. In Italian commercial denominations, little tunny refers to Euthynnus alletteratus, also known as Atlantic little tunny, while bluefin tuna refers to Thunnus thynnus. They are two different species within the Scombridae family. A young bluefin...
Pesceinrete è la testata giornalistica unica in Italia ad occuparsi di pesca commerciale ed acquacoltura. In quanto canale tematico e dai contenuti specializzati, si rivolge direttamente agli operatori della filiera con una comunicazione targettizzata che risponde alle esigenze del settore.
