Reports

China Krill Processing Strategies (2013)

Following Tharos’ reports on China, this paper talks about the Chinese Processing Status and Utilization Strategies of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba). This report was written by Hai Chi, Xueying Li and Xianshi Yang from the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China Abstract:  Antarctic krill resources were previously abundant …

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Taiwan Krill Oil Sales

  Similar to the Tharos’ 2009~2011 Chinese krill oil market research, Taiwan had a very low tonnage traded but also shows a steady 2-digit annual growth rate. The number of brands shown on the Q2 2011 report were even more limited compared the Chinese market, but the poor labeling practices remained the same. Taiwan Q2.2011 …

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China Krill Oil Sales

  Tharos’ 2009~2011 Chinese krill oil market research showed a small-volume market with a steady 2-digit annual growth rate.  The former has grown 3-time as much, with new brands and higher tonnage traded in China. The latter remains on the 2-digit CAGR as of Q1.2014. Although the number of brands shown on the Q2 2011 …

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GOED Exchange Conference (Salt Lake City, USA) January 2011

  The conference was set on a two-day closed sessions, addressing regulatory, marketing and sourcing concepts that affect and shapes the fish oil industry as a whole, EPA/DHA in particular. GOED Conference speakers, and attendees, agreed EPA/DHA to be the current most important market, eventually becoming even larger. Although the EU and Asian markets are …

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Aquatic Species Sustainability. Impact on Omega 3 Supply

This is a report issued by Supply Side Insights in collaboration with GOED. It gives a short snapshot of the Omega-3s-industry and aquatic sustainability principles. Consumer media has been known to portray a bleak picture of marine resource depletion but in reality only about 4 percent of all ocean-harvested fish goes into omega-3 applications such …

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Assessing status and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems

This is a research done by A. Constable (Australia), D. Costa (USA), E. Murphy (United Kingdom), E. Hofmann (USA), O. Schofield (USA), A. Press (Australia), N. Johnston (United Kingdom) and  L. Newman (Australia). This is CCAMLR’s Secretariat Document No. WG-EMM-13/36 submitted 17 June 2013. The prognosis for Antarctic krill overall is ambiguous, as factors that could impact directly on krill vary regionally.  New research …

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Potential Climate Change Effects on the Habitat of Antarctic Krill

This is a research done by Simeon L. Hill (British Antarctic Survey, UK), Tony Phillips (British Antarctic Survey, UK) and Angus Atkinson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK) This is CCAMLR’s Secretariat Document No. WG-EMM-13/20 submitted 13 June 2013. Antarctic krill is an obligate cold water species, an increasingly important fishery resource and a major prey item for many fish, birds …

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Ecosystem Services of the Southern Ocean: Trade-Offs in Decision-Making

Recently released by “Cambridge Press University”, this is an excellent review on krill biomass,  environmental and regulatory principles applied to the krill fishery. Written by Susie M. Grant, Simeon L. Hill, Philip N. Trathan and Eugene J. Murphy, addresses the South Antarctic ecosystem and its benefits to mankind obtained from natural ecosystems.  This report include provisioning …

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