The Mediterranean diet is well known worldwide as a healthy choice in which fish is a frequent and important element. In fact, according to statistics, Spain is sticking to this diet, nine out of ten Spanishs eat monthly fishery and aquaculture products. Spain continues to be...
Most of the Marine conservation organisations, among them Oceana, are disappointed looking a the "short-term" fishing quotas approved by the European Union. It is their believe they opted to "perpetuate overfishing" in the Atlantic and North Sea over the next year. Oceana warns that there...
Obviously, the ideal would be to enjoy a freshly caught fish, but it is not always possible. However, frozen fish is much better than most people think. It is known that fresh fish is much more nutritious than frozen fish, because there are vitamins that are...
Although aquaculture is becoming more and more technified, it is still far from developing as other agro-food industries in the world are doing, where advances in technologies such as Big Data, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT) or Simulation, are increasingly frequent within the production process. All...
Serious questions are raised about the quality of life of animals after the discovery published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. The news are that It is very likely that one out of two farmed salmon has lost much of its hearing. Researchers now know...
Although the fall in the production of fisheries’ catch began in 1990, the growing production through aquaculture continues. This modality is presented as the natural evolution of fishing, just a stockbreeding was for hunting, and it perhaps has a more positive future projection. Aquatic animals...
Although imperceptible to the human eye, anisakis has become one of the biggest concerns for those who sell and consume fish or are involved in the health service. It is a parasite, and when people eat fish they can become infected with it or suffer...
Aquaculture is the set of techniques and activities for breeding both salt water and fresh water fish and molluscs. In 2016, 53% of the fish consumed came from these fish farms. The FAO (the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization) is responsible for undertaking these evaluations...
The vannamei or Whiteleg shrimp is a type of shrimp produced in aquafarms in the South Pacific or Central America, with whitish legs, no cross-stripes and a pink body. Aquaculture is the sustainable way of raising fish of different species, with all kinds of professionals working...
If you’re one of those who look at the labels on fish when shopping, you’ll see that in recent years there has been a clear growth in the amount of fish produced in fish farms. In fact, in 2012 it amounted to 50% of the...