Council approves EU fishing opportunities for 2023

After two days of council negotiations, the EU ministers of fisheries finalised an agreement on the EU fishing opportunities for 2023. The fishing opportunities are…

Comments from EFFOP to the “Energy transition of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector”

The European Commission has issued a call for evidence on the initiative on energy transition of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector. We have responded to the Commission’s…

Are plant fed fish more sustainable?

A new article entitled “Time to rethink trophic levels in aquaculture policy” reviews the use of trophic levels as indicator for sustainability in aquaculture…

Key points discussed at the Mini-Symposium on Optimization of Sustainable Fisheries in Copenhagen

European Fishmeal is partner in the MSE project and co-hosted a scientific mini-symposium on “Optimizing Sustainable Fishing on Rebuilt Fish Stocks” on 23 November…

Update on the European supply perspective 2023

At the 60th Annual IFFO Conference 23–27 October in Lima, Peru, Anne Mette Bæk, Managing Director of EFFOP, presented an update on the European supply perspective 2023…

Production of marine ingredients depends increasingly on by-products

Fishmeal and fish oil (marine ingredients) is mainly used in aquafeeds for the aquaculture industry. As production from aquaculture has increased while fishmeal and…