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International Boston Seafood Show

The International Boston Seafood Show, co-located with Seafood Processing America, is North America’s largest seafood exhibition, attracting close to 18,000 seafood professionals.

• Editor’s picks: The rise of pangasiusLeading this week’s SeafoodSource coverage are the rise of U.S. pangasius consumption, the emergence of genetically modified salmon and the debut of the Asian Seafood Exposition in Hong Kong.
• Alaska senator calls GM salmon ‘Frankenfish’U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) is speaking out against genetically modified salmon.
• ICCAT scientists review bluefin stocksResults of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) meeting this week will play a critical role in setting catch limits for struggling Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks.
• Exclusive: Asian consumers demand safety, freshnessFood safety and freshness are paramount when consumers in Hong Kong and southern mainland China are purchasing seafood, according to an exclusive survey conducted by The Perishables Group and administered by SeafoodSource.com.
• Germans eating more fish, pangasiusGerman per-capita seafood consumption edged up 0.2 kilograms last year, reaching 15.7 kilograms (catch weight) after freezing at 15.5 kilograms since 2006, according to figures released by Fisch-Informationszentrum (FIZ) on Wednesday.
• Turnaround for farmed salmon?Global farmed salmon production may reach 1.38 million metric tons next year and 1.55 million metric tons in 2012, according to the world’s largest farmed salmon producer, as the industry fully recovers from the big supply hit it took when the infectious salmon anemia outbreak devastated Chile beginning in mid-2007.
• Warm water triggers deformities in farmed salmonTackling the challenge of spinal disorders in intensively farmed fish, a team of four Norwegian and Chilean scientists found that water temperatures above 16 degrees C can cause skeletal deformities in young salmon.
• Slade Gorton earns SQFI certificationSlade Gorton & Co. of Boston on Wednesday announced that it was awarded a level-3 certification from the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI).
• Contaminants-in-fish debate resurfaces in SpainDebate surrounding the toxicity of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury in fish continues in Spain after Oceana last month criticized the country’s government for failing to provide enough information on seafood imports and port inspections.
• Pangasius debuts on U.S. top 10 listThe National Fisheries Institute of McLean, Va., on Tuesday released its top 10 list of America’s favorite seafood products in 2009 and pangasius made its debut on the top 10 list with 0.356 pounds consumed per capita.
• What’s aquaculture’s future?The sharp rise in the world price of wheat has brought home the reality that a large part of aquaculture is just another branch of agriculture and relies on much the same ingredients as poultry, pork, beef and dairy production.
• FAO: Availability of fishmeal alternatives risingTurning the spotlight on fishmeal alternatives, a new FAO report outlined the latest developments in sustainable fish feed supplies.
• Asian Seafood Exposition kicks offSeafood buyers and sellers from across the globe poured into the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center in Wanchai, Hong Kong, on Tuesday to kick off the inaugural Asian Seafood Exposition.
• Young’s continues new product pushA week after “shaking up” the frozen-fish category by introducing a line of premium cod and haddock fillets, Young’s Seafood on Tuesday launched three more frozen-fish products — Young’s Chip Shop Family Takeaway and Young’s Breaded Cod and Haddock Fillets.
• ZF America, SFP team upZhangzidao Fishery Group America Corp. (ZF America) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) on Monday announced a new partnership centered on developing a sustainable seafood strategy.