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The SEAT project is exploring the sustainability of the trade in aquaculture products from Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Vietnam to the European Union and will consider whole value chains for tilapia, catfish, shrimp and prawns.
Project outcomes will support industry expansion and promote safe and sustainable products for consumers, whilst ensuring a fair deal for producers who meet appropriate social and environmental standards.
The highly interdisciplinary project will examine issues such as environmental impact, Life Cycle Analysis, social justice and ethics, food safety and governance. Read more
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As the European Union goes through a difficult period, is seafood becoming the common currency of Europe? Although the Spanish may traditionally enjoy seafood at this time of year there are clear indications that elsewhere in Europe appetite for seafood is rising rapidly and that this consumption reaches new heights at Christmas.
Consumers in the UK are choosing seafood in preference to traditional Christmas turkey according to recent media reports Much of this will be farmed and points to the increasing appetite of consumers to experiment with new and unusual foods. These reports emerge as a trend toward higher seafood consumption generally is becoming clear and to some extent explains the competition among supermarkets over getting their seafood marketing right. Consumers are buying ‘ethically’ sourced fish more than ever before but there remains a high level of confusion, according to the latest seafood supermarket survey carried out by the Marine Conservation Society . They identify poor labeling as being a major source of much of this confusion.
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