The Marine Conservation Society has just published its latest advice to consumers on fish sustainability with a warning about buying North Sea cod which they remains endangered.

The Norwegian Seafood Export Council has entered Norway's North East Arctic cod and haddock fisheries into full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. If successful, 174,000MT of Norwegian cod and 76,500MT of Norwegian haddock will be allowed to bear the MSC eco-label.

According to figures released by Seafish, the authority on seafood, fish and chip shops throughout the UK have seen an increase in customers and sales for the first time in five years as more people choose to save money and spend the evening at home with a takeaway.

Waitrose has recalled some of its own-brand Deliciously Different Salmon Tagliatelle with Petits Pois, Asparagus and Fresh Spinach (355g) because the product contains prawns that are not mentioned on the ingredient list.

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group has launched a major marketing push into the foodservice sector for its frozen mussel range.

Friend of the Sea announced certification of Frinsa's canned products

from Galician mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Frinsa del Noroeste

is one of the largest canning companies in Spain, with annual turnover

of 300 million Euros and employing an average of 1100 workers. Frinsa

is also certified ISO 9001 and 14001, BRC, IFS and validated by EMAS.

THE Swiss retail industry sent shock waves through the Icelandic

fishing industry yesterday when three of its largest supermarkets

announced they would no longer sell wild caught cod from that

country.

THE British consumer is moving away from traditional fish like cod and haddock and is not afraid to try new species, according to the latest market research.

West country based Meridian Sea is celebrating after winning two prestigious Great Tastes Awards. The company has been presented with a one star Gold Award for its white tuna from Conservas Emilia in Spain and a much desired three star Gold Award for its anchovy fillets in olive oil from Miceli in France. The three star award for the anchovies is the only one in its category and is the highest possible.

In stark contrast to Ireland where seafood consumption has shown a marked rise according to figures released last week, Americans ate less seafood in 2007 than 2006.