EU, Norway To Hold Talks To Settle Dispute Over Salmon Exports
EU - The European Union and Norway agreed Monday to hold more talks to try to resolve their dispute over salmon exports. Norway has threatened to complain to the World Trade Organization over an EU decision to impose antidumping measures on its...

Norway salmon price regime set to be confirmed for five years
EU - The provisional minimum import price regime established to shield EU salmon producers from the effects of Norwegian salmon imports to the Community is set to be translated into a Commission regulation, it emerged today. Member state representatives...

Chilean salmonid exports to the EU has increased
EU - The exports of Chilean salmonids to the EU in the first nine months of this year totalled 34.700 net tonnes, a volume that equals 13 percent of the total exported from Chile and an increase compared to the same period last year, the Chilean website...

Consensus - Sustainable Aquaculture
EU - A unique European meeting for sustainable aquaculture development that confirmed the health benefits of seafood consumption. More than 100 stakeholders met between 21st and 23rd November 2005 in a special European Workshop dedicated to sustainable...

Rising demand for seafood driving price increases
EU - Price reductions for imported herring and tuna will bring needed relief from recent hikes for many European processors, while others will be paying more for their seafood supplies, according to Food and Agriculture (FAO) forecasts. In its...

Shrimp import prices stable or decreasing in EU
EU - The average import unit prices for shrimp are roughly stable or are decreasing in the EU's member countries this year compared to 2004, according to a report by Globefish, an analyst. In Spain, France and the UK import prices have been...

Profit in turning animal waste into proteins, company says
EU - More food makers could make an extra euro or two by converting their waste animal products into proteins under a new consulting programme launched by Alfa Laval. The new programme could also help food makers meet the requirements laid down...

Alltech launches European Aquaculture Research Centre
EU - Alltech has announced the opening of its European Aquaculture Research Centre in Radnevo, Bulgaria, launched in conjunction with Trakia University. The research centre was officially opened by the Mayor of Radnevo, Noncho Vodenicharov on...

Eels: Commission proposes seasonal closure of eel fishing
EU - A proposal tabled by the European Commission today will be the first step towards the recovery of the European eel stock which is highly depleted.

EU Commissioner in Iceland: the benefits of working together
EU - Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, started a two-day visit to Iceland, this morning. Commissioner Borg wants to emphasise the close relationship between the European Union and Iceland in fisheries as well...

Trawl nets restricted in new regulations for Mediterranean fishing
EU - New fishing regulations aimed at safeguarding the fishery resources of the Mediterranean Sea come into force today. The measures, jointly agreed by the 24 members of FAO's General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), are now to...

Tougher controls proposed for EU aquaculture
EU - Tougher disease prevention measures proposed for the EU's aquaculture industry could lead to higher prices for the fish used by processors in their products. However the measures could also result in a higher quality of the fish, molluscs...

European Commission proposes new rules on the health of farmed fish
EU - The Commission has proposed new EU legislation on the health of farmed fish and shellfish (molluscs) and the control of certain diseases in the aquaculture sector. The proposed legislation aims to simplify and upgrade existing legislation, in order...

Making GI a quality mark
EU - Whether it is a pork pie from Melton Mowbray or olive oil from Nimes, every Tom, Denis and Haemon seems to believe their local food deserves the EU’s protection from big, bad corporations. But is it really true that a phalanx of competitors...

Probiotics in Animal Nutrition
EU - The European Probiotic Association is inviting all to its first international seminar. That takes place on Tuesday 6th September, at Università Urbaniana, in Roma (Italy), as part of the 3rd Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods Congress.

Association calls for boost in productivity, innovation
EU - The EU's food and drinks sector is in danger of losing its market share unless more is done to boost its competitiveness, says a body representing the industry — which also supports a reduction in domestic subsidies for its members. Citing...