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INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Alongside delivering deserved downtime to fishers and the communities they come from, these annual, open-to-all country-wide festivities recognise an industry that has supported countless generations, and which continues to be a global…

8th July 2025

Fishermen’s Day – a celebration of Iceland’s past, present and future

8th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Purse seine fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal have jointly achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for Iberian sardines from the Atlantic coast, the first fishery to do so through such an…

8th July 2025

Iberian sardines regain MSC certification

8th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sean Sloan has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in Australia.

8th July 2025

International fisheries, aquaculture leader to take FRDC helm

8th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon exporters are gearing up for a major push into India following a new trade deal set up to eliminate hefty tariffs.

7th July 2025

Scottish salmon’s major push into India

7th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK indoor shrimp farmer Three-Sixty Aquaculture has started new technology trials with NanobOx and GIS Gas Infusion Systems Inc with the aim to improve its facility’s efficiency and sustainability. According to the…

7th July 2025

Three-Sixty Aquaculture trials tech to augment RAS efficiency, sustainability

7th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche, the representative body of Europe’s fishing industry, has raised serious concerns over the growing loss of traditional fishing grounds due to increasing maritime spatial pressures.

4th July 2025

Fishing grounds are shrinking: Europêche

4th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

There has been a significant drop in the sustainability performance of key global fisheries used in the production of marine ingredients, reveals a new report by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

3rd July 2025

SFP warns of fisheries decline

3rd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the European Commission meets to discuss marine ecosystems, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) has called for a more pragmatic and science-driven approach to ocean protection.

3rd July 2025

EBFA calls for balanced marine conservation

3rd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first-half of 2025 was the best ever opening six months for Norwegian seafood in terms of exports, with a total 1.3 million tonnes of products sold overseas for a record of…

3rd July 2025

Record six months for Norway’s seafood exporters

3rd July 2025

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

A new safety film has been launched to help fishermen prepare for one of the most dangerous emergencies at sea – man overboard recovery.

3rd July 2025

WATCH: New fishing safety film tackles man overboard recovery

3rd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Within a package of 37 new fishing industry initiatives, the Danish government has established trawl-free areas in 19% of its marine waters, with the decision introducing a bottom trawl ban in the…

3rd July 2025

Denmark introduces bottom trawl ban

3rd July 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With Canada’s 2025/26 Northern cod quota more than doubling from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes, industry is preparing for a significant rise in processing demands, with Denmark-headquartered processing solutions provider Carsoe Seafood ApS, recognising that this presents…

3rd July 2025

Canada’s cod quota rise drives up demand for onboard processing solutions

3rd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thanseer K R of Abad Foods Malipuram, Kerala, has won the first-ever National Skill Olympiad on seafood value addition, held during the Seafood Expo Bharat in Chennai.

2nd July 2025

India’s seafood skills Olympiad winner named

2nd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPA) must urgently evolve to meet the European Union’s sustainability and human rights goals, warns a new report.

2nd July 2025

EU fisheries deals need reform, says IUU Fishing Coalition

2nd July 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Affordability and shifting trade dynamics are reshaping global seafood markets, with inflation and tariff pressures influencing consumer choices and supply chains, according to Rabobank’s latest aquaculture outlook.

2nd July 2025

Trade volatility bringing uncertainty to aquaculture

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently unveiled European Ocean Pact strategic initiative has been welcomed by the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) for offering a renewed approach for EU maritime sectors, including aquaculture, and for…

2nd July 2025

FEAP: European Ocean Pact completely ignores freshwater aquaculture

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Harimanada Co Ltd, located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its…

2nd July 2025

Certification first for Japanese oysters

2nd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A treaty ceremony held by the FAO in Rome on 30 June 2025 saw four new accessions to FAO’s international treaties on fisheries deposited with the Director-General of FAO.

2nd July 2025

Quartet of new accessions to FAO fisheries treaties

2nd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Icelandic fishing vessels caught a total 212,970 tonnes of fish and shellfish in the first-quarter of 2025, which represented a decrease of 2% or more than 5,200 tonnes compared with the corresponding…

1st July 2025

Icelandic catch value soars

1st July 2025

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Fosnavåg, Norway, -headquartered HAV Design has been selected as the design provider for a new live fish carrier for Norwegian aquaculture logistics operator North Salmon Service (NSS).

1st July 2025

New live fish carrier designed for North Salmon Service

1st July 2025