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Aquaculture e-alert September 2016

Monthly aquaculture e-alert highlighting news items, legislation and reports.

Seafish Summary of UN FAO SOFIA 2012 Report

Summary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report 2012, published July 2012.

ACIG. Notes on bite-size meeting. Digitalisation in Aquaculture. 24 March 2022.

This meeting looked at how improvements in precision farming, farming practices and profitability can be achieved with the help of data technologies, and how increased forecasting and modelling capabilities may improve management decisions.

Seafish guidance on modern slavery statements for the seafood industry. March 2016.

To help the seafood industry better understand the reporting requirements Seafish ran a workshop on 10 March 2016 to help seafood companies understand the wording of the legislation, but also the practical steps which companies in the seafood sector should take to consider the appropriate levels of risk assessment, and action, that they should put in place to address potential modern slavery issues, both in their supply chain and their direct operations. This guidance note has been produced to provide more specific information about how companies in the seafood sector might think about the content of their statement.

Flatfish pulse fishing

A report on the research results and knowledge gaps of flatfish pulse fishing.

Codes of Practice for Crustaceans – 2. Wholesale and Transport Sector - July 2024

A series of codes have been developed to advise industry of best practice when handling, storing and dispatching crustaceans. This Code of Practice covers the wholesale and transport sector.

Trials to Assess the Effectiveness of Ionization, Chlorination and UV Irradiation for the Disinfection of Seawater

Clean supplies of water are essential for the industry to maintain high standards of hygiene and quality. Where seawater is used, regulations demand that the water is free from microbiological contamination and that disinfection is carried out where required. In an operation such as shrimp processing where the product is cooled in seawater, cross contamination as a result of using contaminated seawater may result in food poisoning. It is thought that seawater containing a disinfectant residual may also be used to slow the microbiological spoilage of the product itself. For example using treated water in an RSW system may improve fish quality and extend shelf life. A series of practical trials were carried out to determine the effectiveness of electrolytic ionization, UV irradiation and chlorination for killing bacteria in seawater, with a view to the development of a commercial system for use on shrimp boats. A trial was also carried out to determine the effect on white fish quality of using ionized water in an RSW system. All treatments except chlorination using sodium hypochlorite proved to be unsuitable due to poor bacteriocidal performance and/or prohibitive costs. Sodium hypochlorite gave effective coliform bacterial kills at dose levels as low as 5 mg/1 of chlorine. A marginal improvement in quality was determined over a 7 day period with treated RSW versus untreated RSW.

Seafood performance in foodservice 2019

This market insight factsheet provides a full picture of the Great Britain (GB) seafood market in the foodservice sector to the year ending September 2019.

Farmed Seafood in Multiple Retail (2024 Update)

In the year to March 2024, farmed seafood maintained its share of the UK top five bestselling species which in turn makes up the majority of UK seafood sales; accounting for an estimated 60% by value, and 41% by volume; worth £1.72bn with 88,033 tonnes.

Seafood Processing Methodology Report

A short report describing the methods used to collect and produce seafood processing industry performance data (3rd Edition).

Factsheet - Seafood Trends in Foodservice 2016

The Foodservice market continues to grow. Over the last year, overall seafood servings have increased in the face of continued strong competition from other protein and non-protein meal options. This factsheet provides a summary of the recent trends and oportunities for seafood within the different foodservice channels.

Guidance sheet – New Labelling Rules for food sold loose and food service

From 12 December 2014 the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation will require allergen information to be given with food sold loose or pre-packed on the premises. This will include fish mongers and catering establishments. There is a legal requirement to inform the consumer as to the presence of 14 allergens: Milk Eggs Fish Crustaceans (e.g. crab, lobster, crayfish, shrimp, prawn) Molluscs (e.g. mussels, oysters, squid) Peanuts Tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazils, pistachios) Sesame seeds Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat (such as spelt and Khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats, or their hybridised strains) Soybeans Celery and celeriac Mustard Lupin Sulphites at concentration of ten parts per million and above

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