Aquaculture output in Africa is expected to grow by 48 per cent, contributing to mitigate an expected population-driven reduction in per capita fish consumption on the continent, according to FAO’s the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report
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ASC Shrimp Standard recognised by Global Sustainable Seafood
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a seafood certification industry benchmark, has officially endorsed Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) Shrimp Standard
Mauritius building fishing port at Fort William
Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) will construct a fishing port and breakwater structures, improving fishing operations and rationalising the parking of idle fishing vessels
Call for a ‘radical’ change to feed growing population, shows ASC survey
Two thirds (63 per cent) of survey-respondents of a global survey of seafood consumers have called for ‘radical’ or ‘significant’ change to feed the world’s growing population, expressing widespread concern about the environmental and social impacts of food
South African Police Service to reclassify abalone poaching as serious priority crime
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced that abalone poaching will be reclassified as a serious priority crime, with the related crime of an organised nature being considered a serious offence
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