Course: Sustainable Seafood: Barriers and Opportunities in the Fishing Industry

Despite their modest position relative to the rest of the food chain, seaweed, sea squirts or shellfish, might just hold the key to sustainable seafood farming. The most commonly farmed …

Efforts to combat declining fish stocks* were first made in the 1970s, but it took another 20 to 30 years before we realised that the resources in our oceans are …

It might be easy to recognise a chicken from a pigeon, but it’s not that easy when it comes to distinguishing haddock from cod filet. And that’s one of the …

According to a report published in 2017 by the European Commission, 85% of fish stocks are fished in unsustainable conditions in the Mediterranean, and 64% are overfished to the point …

Welcome to the second week of the course. This week we will explore the following topics: The barriers to sustainable wild-capture fisheries The challenges of aquaculture management The consequences of …

Which seafood is consumed in largest quantities around the world and how has it changed over time? Over the past 50 years, annual global consumption of seafood products per capita …

Aquaculture is a form of farming that has been utilised by cultures around the world for thousands of years. From tilapia grown in man-made ponds in Egypt, to carp grown …

The harmful consequences of overexploitation and ineffective management of fisheries are not only environmental, but also economic and social. When waters become depleted of resources, coastal communities start to suffer.[1] …

What are the biggest problems in our seafood supply chains? What are the driving forces behind these issues, and what can and should be done? In this step, the FoodUnfolded® …

In this step, we present you with an interview with a fish health data analyst from Manolin. We discussed with her the increasing value of data in aquaculture, and how …

We’re eating more fish than ever. Global production of fish and seafood has quadrupled in just half a century, and the reason is not only population growth.[1] The global consumption …

According to the most widely used mathematical model to estimate the health of fish stocks, fishing is sustainable if it allows fish populations to remain constant, in equilibrium. In other …

Which species are we eating? We are currently in what some have dubbed “The Blue Acceleration”. This refers to the exponential expansion of humans into the oceans and blue spaces …

Phytoplankton is the collective name for free-floating microscopic marine organisms that are found throughout the world’s lakes and oceans. Although microscopic in size, phytoplankton underpins all life on earth: these …

As we’ve explored in the previous step, the seafood value chain is complex, transboundary, and relies on a wide variety of stakeholders to provide the seafood choices we see on …