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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Part of the South African albacore tuna pole and line fishery, represented by ICV Africa, has become the first to successfully achieve MSC certification, after taking part in the In-Transition to MSC…

9th August 2024

MSC certifies first South African tuna fishery

9th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Despite natural fluctuations, fishers, divers and scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about unexplained structural decline of European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Netherlands’ Eastern Scheldt lobster fishery. It has also been determined…

9th August 2024

LobStAR launched to get a grip on declining Dutch stocks

9th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A report on the implementation of technical measures introduced in 2019 to protect fisheries resources and marine ecosystems has been published by the European Commission.

9th August 2024

EC: Technical measures boosting fisheries sustainability

9th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report from environmental charity Ecology Action Centre (EAC) suggests that Nova Scotia’s historic swordfish harpoon fleet could increase its earnings by US$2.5 million through the introduction of charter operations and…

8th August 2024

Keeping a swordfish harpoon fishery alive

8th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Causing rapid death and high mortality rates, Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) has devastated oyster farming worldwide. The disease is caused by the virus Ostreid Herpesvirus type 1 (OsHV-1) and is capable…

8th August 2024

The world is their oyster: Scientists work on crucial vaccine

8th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL reported a second-quarter net profit of THB 1.2 billon, a 14.2% year-on-year increase led by a sustained recovery in its Ambient, PetCare, and Value-added categories. 

8th August 2024

Thai Union profits rise as business segments recover

8th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Western Mediterranean fish stocks are on the road to full recovery, advises a report published by the European Commission on the implementation of the Western Mediterranean multi-annual management plan for demersal fish…

8th August 2024

West Med fish stocks starting to recover

8th August 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The European Union’s aquatic animal production stood at 4.2 million tonnes in 2022, with fisheries landings contributing an estimated 3.1 million tonnes and aquaculture reaching 1.1 million tonnes, according to the latest…

7th August 2024

EU aquaculture lags behind fisheries production

7th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has succeeded in induced breeding and seed production of giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), calling it a “landmark achievement” for mariculture research.

7th August 2024

India succeeds in the captive breeding of giant trevally

7th August 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Richard Williamson, new chair of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), said he is honoured to take on the new role and build upon the excellent work of the previous long-standing chair,…

7th August 2024

New SPFA chairman keen to address challenges facing sector

7th August 2024