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Sri Lankan blue crab recommended as 'good alternative'

SRI LANKA
Thursday, January 17, 2019, 02:50 (GMT + 9)

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has released new recommendations for several seafood products, including a "Good Alternative" recommendation for blue crab from Sri Lanka. This cristacean has been in a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP), designed to produce the advancements needed to meet or exceed a Good Alternative rating. "This announcement opens yet another pathway for responsibly sourced seafood through our international supply chain," said Bryan Rosenberg, President & CEO, Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods. "In the current marketplace, it is simply not enough to be just a conduit for quality products, we must continue to engage at the source and be facilitators of responsible practices and solutions," he added. In July 2016, Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) joined the Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab F... FULL STORY

Viet Nam Quang Tri seeks to become shrimp farming center in the north-central region Jan 16, 23:50 The central province of Quang Tri is building internationally-certified and high-tech shrimp farming zones aim... FULL STORY		United Kingdom Parliament rejects Brexit agreement and uncertainty grows Jan 16, 23:00 Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for leaving the European Union (EU) received a strong rejection in parliamen... FULL STORY

China Myanmar can help meet China's basa demand Jan 16, 22:10 Myanmar is in a unique position to fill the huge gap China faces in imports of basa fish (pangasius), industry... FULL STORY		Nicaragua Seafood exports to Taiwan grow Jan 16, 22:00 The value of Nicaraguan seafood exports to Taiwan increased more than 21 percent last year to USD 69 million, ... FULL STORY

Japan
Sharp fall in catches raises squid prices
Jan 17, 01:50
Wholesale prices for the Pacific flying squid have more than doubled for companies that process it into delicacies such as "shiokara" and ch... FULL STORY

Spain
Sea cucumber, a previously discarded species that today is a source of income
Jan 17, 01:30
The head of the Ministry of Marine Affairs of Galicia, Rosa Quintana, praised the ability of the Galician fishing sector to reinvent itself, so as to ... FULL STORY

Cambodia
Mackerel fishing banned until the end of March
Jan 17, 00:50
The Fisheries Administration Department announced a temporary ban on mackerel fishing from Tuesday until March 31, as the fish breeding season is appr... FULL STORY

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