Analysis

  • Oceana EU Decarbonise Report
    News

    ‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

    2023-02-03T07:12:00Z

    EU fishing fleet must accelerate its transition to a low-carbon, resilient sector, insists new Oceana report

  • Global aquaculture market outlook Jan23
    News

    Gloomy outlook hits aqua

    2023-01-25T15:15:00Z

    Demand for global aquaculture is falling, according to the latest industry research from Rabobank

  • Seared yellowfin tuna
    News

    'Deliver tuna best-practice'

    2023-01-23T10:15:00Z

    The retail and foodservice sectors can help reverse the decline of sharks, sea turtles and seabirds, asserts a new report

  • Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted won the World Food Prize in 2021
    News

    Aqua meeting food security

    2023-01-17T13:19:00Z

    Farming multiple species in one system can increase yield from seasonal capture fisheries and be a useful aid in tilapia production

  • What_Is_Mangrove_Regeneration
    News

    Beneficial shrimp farming

    2023-01-11T10:32:00Z

    New research finds that shrimp farming, once a driver of mangrove loss, can protect and restore this critical ecosystem

  • Seafood plate
    News

    Off the plate

    2023-01-03T09:01:00Z

    European seafood spend continues to increase but consumption has been heading the other way

  • TU Auditor
    News

    TU improves fisher welfare

    2022-11-24T13:32:00Z

    Thai Union’s first at-sea assessment strengthens improvements in the work and welfare of fishing crews

  • Tuna-Percentage-MSC-certified-in-assessement-and-in-FIPS
    News

    47% of tuna with MSC

    2022-11-10T13:33:00Z

    Some 2.38 million tonnes of the global tuna catch is now certified to the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable fishing

  • Mussels growing on ropes at the offshore farm in Lyme Bay, UK
    News

    Mussels with benefits

    2022-10-28T09:03:00Z

    As well as helping meet global fish consumption demands, offshore mussel farms could offer wider environmental benefits, a new study suggests

  • Fishing gear pollution
    News

    Cost of lost gear revealed

    2022-10-14T10:34:00Z

    New research reveals nearly 2% of commercial fishing gear ends ups in the world’s oceans each year

  • MSC Tuna
    News

    MSC tuna tops 2.4m tonnes

    2022-10-14T07:11:00Z

    Non-profit outlines implications for tuna fisheries of its new Fisheries Standard

  • Sushi plate
    News

    New high for seafood trade

    2022-10-13T12:05:00Z

    Value of the global seafood trade grew by $13 billion in 2021, according to a new industry report

  • Mackerel on plate
    News

    Follow that fish

    2022-10-07T11:03:00Z

    Better traceability can make seafood more profitable, claims a new industry report

  • Shrimp
    News

    Seafood demand weakens

    2022-09-16T11:23:00Z

    Persistently high production costs will undermine sales in the second-half of 2022

  • Farmed prawns
    News

    Aquaculture at a crossroads

    2022-08-17T10:35:00Z

    While the sector has the potential to nourish the world’s growing population, the FAO insists its growth must be sustainable

  • Jason Holland
    News

    Please allow me to introduce myself…

    2022-01-19T09:54:00Z

    A message from World Fishing & Aquaculture’s new editor

  • Making blue foods greener
    News

    Making blue foods greener

    2021-09-11T07:30:00Z

    While the COVID-19 pandemic has monopolised seafood industry action plans in recent times, the climate emergency remains a colossal concern

  • Warming seas threaten Pacific economies
    News

    Warming seas threaten Pacific economies

    2021-09-10T07:15:00Z

    Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island nations.

  • Pandemic turns people onto pelagic fish
    News

    Pandemic turns people onto pelagic fish

    2021-08-06T07:15:00Z

    Markets have upped their herring and mackerel consumption during the coronavirus crisis. But does the revival have staying power?

  • Invaders in our waters: at what cost?
    News

    Invaders in our waters: at what cost?

    2021-06-29T09:50:00Z

    For centuries, humans have been translocating species beyond their historical, native ranges, either intentionally or unintentionally. Over time, these non-native species movements have intensified with globalisation and the increase in the volume of trade – humans and their goods are moving more freely from place to place than ever before.