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I was cheering for the North Koreans (v Brazil) the other night and then I heard they eat lots of fish, no wonder they played so well….

One day a rather inebriated ice fisherman drilled a hole in the ice and peered into the hole and a loud voice said, “There are no fish down there.”

He walked several yards away and drilled another hole and peered into the hole and again the voice said, “There’s no fish down there.”

He then walked about 50 yards away and drilled another hole and again the voice said, “There’s no fish down there.”

He looked up into the sky and asked, “God, is that you?”

“No, you idiot,” the voice said, “it’s the ice-rink manager.”

Latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation shows capture fisheries and aquaculture supplied the world with about 110 million tonnes of food fish in 2006. Of this total, aquaculture accounted for 47 per cent and the figure is expected to grow.

According to,TORGER Børresen and Joop Luten, president and vice-president of the EU-supported SEAFOODplus Research Platform, say aquaculture has a key role to play in delivering healthy food for consumers.
This raises important sustainability issues as to the availability of sufficient fish meal and fish oil supply for aquaculture feed. They say the introduction of feed from vegetable sources is an alternative, but if protein and lipid composition deviates from the marine sources, it will have a negative impact on both the health of the farmed fish as well as on the final quality and nutritional properties of the product for consumers.

The researchers say: “This is a serious challenge for the future expansion of aquaculture and calls for research to develop new feed sources. The common recommendation for consumers to eat seafood twice a week is based on the well-known fact that omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. However, research also shows that seafood may prevent other lifestyle diseases, improve cognitive development and mental health, and may also prevent the development of cancer and allergy. The importance of seafood in the diet is this more far reaching than just the well-known effects of omega-3.

“Large integrated FP6 European research projects such as SEAFOODplus have in the last five years contributed to new knowledge about the importance of seafood for consumers’ health and the perception of fish as food, with a particular attention to aquaculture. But new insights have raised challenging research questions: What are the underlying molecular mechanisms of the observed health effects? What is the beneficial role of important nutrients other than omega-3, like proteins, peptides, amino acids, vitamin D and selenium, all of which are components in seafood? What role can aquaculture play in the production of fish with an ideal nutritional composition as food helping to combat lifestyle related diseases? How can we develop innovative products from farmed fish that will stimulate the consumption of seafood?”

Børresen and Luten add: “A holistic approach towards answering the questions raised on designing optimal nutritional farmed fish products with a high eating quality, and its impact on human health, is a challenge and must be addressed. The total feed components comprising lipids, proteins, peptides, amino acids, minerals, vitamins and trace elements must be considered an in-depth studies are needed with respect to the metabolism of various fish nutrients and their effect on the bioactive lever of human health related components in the final product. To test the design of farmed fish with optimal nutritional composition for its health effect, studies will be needed at in vitro and in vivo level involving both animal studies and intervention trials on humans.

“However, we would miss our final goal of improved consumption of seafood, helping to prevent diseases, if the products from farming with the ideal nutritional composition are not consumed. Therefore, an important additional task for the future is consumer-oriented seafood product development.

“European research should generate new knowledge of innovatively designed farmed fish, improve the competitiveness of European industries, particularly SMEs, and secure the delivery of seafood to satisfy a steadily growing market for healthy food. It will contribute to the ongoing potential of the food industry to improve human health.”
FISHupdate.com

Regal’s Top 10 advice for the England Football Team:-

1) Always “plaice” the ball for the free kick
2) Make sure the only view the opposing team has of you is the “sole” of your boot as you head for their goal
3) Check your tackle is gathered up in a “cod” piece
4) Some of your opposition may look like a “bloater” but they are not a ding a “ling”, so play every match as if its the final
5) A crafty “smokie” before or after the match is a definite no,no
6) A must after each game, is a good old “hoki” cokey, works wonders for the team morale
7) Stay away from the con-men & the “sharks”
8) Don’t “scampi” away from the supporters after each match, a thank you for their support will go a long way
9) Remember to exercise the “mussels”
10) And don’t forget the words to The National Anthem “tuna” when you’re in the final

Be Regal, look Regal and buy your fish from Regal. Commence the song - Engerland, Engerland, Engerland…

Fish and shellfish are good sources of essential vitamins, such as niacin, and minerals, such as selenium and iodine.

Different types of seafood also give different health benefits. Check out the lists below.

Oily fish

•includes fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines, trout and herring
•is rich in omega 3 fatty acids, which helps prevent heart disease
•is a good source of vitamins A and D
White fish

•includes fish such as haddock, plaice, pollack, coley and cod
•is very low in fat. This means, just like beans and pulses or chicken without the skin, white fish is a healthier low-fat alternative to, for example, red or processed meat that tends to be higher in fat, especially saturated fat
•contains some omega 3 fatty acids, but at much lower levels than oily fish. See Oily fish, shellfish and omega 3 for more on omega 3 fatty acids
Shellfish

•includes prawns, mussels and langoustine
•is low in fat
•is a good source of selenium, zinc, iodine and copper
•some types such as mussels, oysters, squid and crab are also good sources of omega 3 fatty acids. (See Oily fish, shellfish and omega 3)
Fish where you also eat the bones

•includes whitebait, canned sardines, pilchards and salmon
•help make our bones stronger because they are good sources of calcium and phosphorus
If you want to make the healthier choice, remember to go for steamed, baked or grilled fish or shellfish, rather than fried. This is because frying makes fish and shellfish much higher in fat, especially if they’re cooked in batter.

But this doesn’t mean you need to stop having an occasional portion of fish and chips. Check out Preparing and cooking fish and shellfish for tips on making your fish and chips a healthier option.

read more from the “Food Standards Agency” at www.eatwell.gov.uk

The Euro is under attack from the “money market”, government in the EU are fighting deficits and what the “money market” says it wants to see happen, shares are falling as the “money market” decides who will rise and who will fall…and the tax payers are being told to tighten their belts and await the increases to hit their pockets; all because the “money market” (who we, the taxpayer, bailed out) have concerns - what about? not making enough money for their companies and in turn not getting the big fat bonuses they are used to!!!?
Me, I’d feed the “money market” people as bait for the sharks and talking about fish, get on-line and hook yourself some of our latest offers…

Hang ‘em all and lets go fishin’…