A third of French people declare themselves flexitarians. 

To attract them, the first sushi box based on a plant-based alternative to salmon has been created. 

This unique offer on the shelves is 100% plant-based and made in France, in Loir-et-Cher. It is the result of a collaboration between Foodiz, whose Freshmood brand is dedicated to sushi and "Asian snacking" (hot dishes and poke bowls with flavors from elsewhere), and Ocean Kiss, a Bordeaux start-up that invented "solmon", a salmon substitute based on seaweed. 

The box of 12 includes 6 solmon/avocado makis, 3 mango makis and 3 cucumber makis.

Revo Foods & Paleo partnership receives European funding for a €2.2 million project. Belgian company Paleo and Revo Foods, the Vienna-based FoodTech start-up, announce a new project partnership. The project has been funded with a total project volume of 2.2 million EUR by the European Union. This funding enables the development of innovative myoglobin for vegan salmon alternatives using Paleo’s precision fermentation technology and Revo Foods 3D Structuring technology.

Myoglobin, a heme protein, is crucial for the authentic taste and nutritional value of meat. 

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Galician companies from the seafood sector are participating until Friday in what is considered the most important fair in Asia in the sector: the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2024, which is being held in Qingdao. These companies have attended the event with the support of the Chamber of Commerce of Pontevedra, Vigo and Vilagarcía de Arousa, which has organized the mission within the Plan for the Promotion of Galician Exports (Foexga) for SMEs and large companies, financed by the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (Igape) and FEDER Funds.

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Norwegian seafood exporters are bracing for potential trade barriers in the United States as the upcoming presidential election could result in increased tariffs on imported goods.

Donald Trump has proposed the heaviest tariffs since the 1930s, including a 60 percent tax on products from China and a 10 to 20 percent fee on all other foreign goods, a move that could affect Norway’s salmon industry, which considers the US a key growth market despite its traditional focus on Europe.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law denouncing the Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), effectively ending his country’s participation in the international scientific body.

Co-founded by Russia in 1964, ICES is a regional fishery advisory body that coordinates research on fish stocks in the North Atlantic and provides annual scientific recommendations on fishing quotas.

Russia has been at odds with ICES since 2022, when the council voted to suspend Russia indefinitely from participation in the organization following the nation's invasion of Ukraine.

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Retail expert and CEO of 210 Analytics, Anne-Marie Roerink, presented a new edition of the webinar “Seafood in the U.S. Retail,” where she analyzed the trends of the third quarter in the seafood market in the United States. This analysis delved into purchasing patterns, consumer behavior, and the challenges of the sector in a context where affordability and convenience are key for households.

One of the key points raised was the change in consumer preferences toward prepared and easy-to-cook foods, a trend driven by the desire to replicate restaurant experiences at a lower cost.

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Mandatory labeling of canned fish and seafood will start in Russia on December 1.

A month before the introduction of labeling, almost the entire market was ready for the requirements, as stated by the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT, the operator of the Honest Sign labeling system).

"Producers of 88% of products across the country have already prepared for the appointed date. In the fishing industry Primorsky Krai, this figure is 92.2%," says a release distributed by the press service of the CRPT.

"We purchased a discounted set of equipment from the operator - it is on site and undergoing commissioning. We will be ready by the start of mandatory requirements," comments a major market player, Vostok Product.

"The introduction of labeling does not affect the final cost of the product, we see this in all industries where the system operates. At the same time, the positive effect that labeling has is visible almost immediately. For example, there was a rapid "whitening" of the red and black caviar market, where labeling began this year: in six months, 71 companies emerged from the "shadows", which, probably, before the start of labeling, were not operating entirely legally. At the moment, almost 10 thousand tons of labeled caviar have been released into circulation, and 31 thousand companies have registered with the "Honest Sign", - commented in the CRPT.

Mowi – a producer of Scottish salmon – has begun the planting process for a project to establish a new native woodland at Maol Ban on the Isle of Skye.

The salmon producer has successfully planted the first 45 of 112,000 native broadleaved trees, which are to be established over the next year near Mowi’s Caol Mor sea farm at Loch Ainort.

To mark the occasion, a ceremony was held on 21 October, where Kate Forbes MSP - Scotland’s Deputy First Minister - attended the planting, alongside local councillor John Finlayson and Mowi Scotland staff and consultants.

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Investment of nearly GBP 1 billion on fish health and welfare has helped deliver the best survival rate for Scottish farmed salmon since 2020, with new figures published by trade body Salmon Scotland confirming a 98.18% survival rate on farms in September, which is traditionally the most challenging month for salmon in the sea.

The percentage of fallen stock was around half the rate recorded in September last year, when warm sea temperatures in the autumn led to micro jellyfish blooms which can harm fish.

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