Cod

SCOTLAND, UK - Management of sea fisheries in the North Sea has been made simpler and more flexible following unanimous agreement among EU Member States to amend the Cod Recovery Plan.

NORWAY - Extensive storage trials by Nofima have shown that clipfish can keep for at least two years under optimal storage conditions.

ICELAND - Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) has extended its programme of MSC certification by adding Icelandic ling to its growing list of MSC certified fisheries.

EU - The European Commission has now proposed fish quotas for 2016 for the Atlantic and the North Sea. The proposed Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quota top ups were welcomed by Oceana and Europch…

EU - Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used to safeguard marineecosystems across Europe. This study investigated the effect of a partiallyprotected area (PPA) off the coast of Norway on a popul…

NORWAY - Exports of seafood from Norway in October have passed the NOK 8.1 billion mark for the first time.

BELGIUM - Oceana has disclosed research showing that, on average, 30 per cent of seafood served in Brussels restaurants did not correspond to the species ordered by the consumer.

US - A new report shows that warming waters complicates fisheries management plans and contributed to the collapse of the New England's cod fishery.

US - Alaska claimed the top three fishing ports for landings again last year, and led all US states in terms of seafood landings and values.

CANADA - Once an icon of overfishing, mismanagement, and stock decline, the northern Atlantic cod is showing signs of recovery according to new research published today in the Canadian Journal of Fish…

EU - EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities for 2016 in the Baltic Sea, following discussion at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 22 October.

NORWAY - Fond of fish cakes and smoked salmon? Now they are about to become even better, when researchers get to grips with investigating how fish products can better retain their juiciness.

NORWAY - So far this year Norway has exported seafood worth NOK 51.8 billion. This represents an increase of NOK 3.6 billion or 7 per cent year-on-year.

UK - The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has now taken North Sea cod off its avoid eating list.

The aim of this guide from the Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) is to provide practical and contemporary guidelines on the handling and quality of cod, haddock and whiting, at all stages, from capture …

NORWAY - Never has the survival of juvenile cod been as high at the food research institute Nofima. Systematic improvements in all aspects of management have made a difference.

UK - The UKs top 20 fish and chip shops have been announced as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.

ANALYSIS - San Diego may soon become home to the US's largest fish farm. The environmentally sustainable aquaculture project will produce 5,000 metric tonnes of fish a year and is the first farm of th…

EU - The European Commission has tabled its proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2016.

UK - UK fisheries survey logbooks from the 1930s to 1950s have been digitised for the first time, revealing how cod responded to changing temperatures in the last century. Scientists at the Centre for…