After seven years of presidency: European Fishmeal has a new president
The annual General Assembly of European Fishmeal (EFFOP) was held September 23rd, 2021, as an online session. The sitting president, Johannes Palsson CEO of the Danish fishmeal producer FF Skagen, stepped down after seven years as president and Frank Trearty, general manager of the Irish fishmeal producer Pelagia Killybegs, until now vice president of EFFOP, was elected as the new president. After his nomination, Frank Trearty thanked his successor for a job well done,…
Increasing fish yield reduces land and water use by up to half
A new article entitled “Environmental performance of blue foods” in the science journal Nature finds that fish and other aquatic foods (blue foods) present…
EFFOP Webinar on new developments in the ASC, MSC and MarinTrust standards
On 23 September, EFFOP hosted a webinar on new developments in the ASC, MSC and MarinTrust certification standards. The main focus of the webinar was the handling and certification…
DG MARE on study tour: If we want to be sustainable, there is no way around this
Charlina Vitcheva, The European Commission’s Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) visited Skagen Tuesday September 21st, to learn…