Farming tuna on land heralded as a win for sustainability – but there are serious concerns around animal welfare
Image: The Conversation / FIS
(WORLDWIDE, 11/2/2023)
The following is an excerpt from an article published by The Conversation:
Atlantic bluefin tuna used to be caught only relatively rarely, mainly by sports fishermen in North America. But this all changed in the 1950s when consumers of sushi, particularly in Japan, developed more of a taste for the species.
An 18-day-old Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) bred at the Mazarrón Aquaculture Plant in Spain. Source: Instituto Español de Oceanografía
The Norwegian Pelagic Fishing Course in Week 18 Norway
Still low activity in the sandpiper fishery and modest catches of other species, despite some larger catches of coal mullet.
Blue whiting:
17,645 tonnes registered from 12 different boats. Large p...
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