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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A consultative meeting of stakeholders in Kochi is to review the progress of the ongoing fishery improvement programme aimed at achieving the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for deepsea shrimp, coastal shrimp…

27th August 2024

Indian seafood certifications undergo review

27th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NIWA’s new research vessel Kaharoa II will be in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park/ Ko te Pataka kai o Tīkapa Moana Te Moananui-ā-Toi over the three weeks to 10 September 2024, filming underwater habitats.…

27th August 2024

NZ researcher to study Hauraki Gulf

27th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

PK Srivastava, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the…

27th August 2024

India set to sign High Seas Treaty

27th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The comprehensive way members of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) have embraced the industry-science data collection initiative is testament to the industry’s commitment to sustainability and ensuring better stock management, According…

27th August 2024

SPFA: Data collection scheme will help ensure a sustainable future

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India’s Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Professor S P Singh Baghel has maintained that boosting fish production, enhancing the livelihood of fishers and farming communities, and modernising infrastructure…

27th August 2024

Boosting production and livelihoods – India’s seafood priorities outlined

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group subsidiary Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) has announced the appointment of a seafood industry veteran as Business Development Manager, Foodservice & Wholesale.

27th August 2024

Chicken of the Sea appoints new business development exec

27th August 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Commercial-scale production of kingfish – a high-value, white-fleshed finfish to complement salmon – is now a reality in New Zealand through NIWA’s new state-of-the-art land-based farm, which was officially opened on 13…

27th August 2024

Kingfish – New Zealand’s new farmed species

27th August 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A project aiming to transform food production and supply chains by creating animal feed from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases has taken a big step forward with the opening of its first…

27th August 2024

Feed from gas project progresses with pilot facility launch

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK seafood industry is being encouraged to share positive and uplifting stories to support a new campaign aimed at improving the general public’s perceptions of seafood and its production. 

27th August 2024

Seafood for Life looks to improve industry reputation

27th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, is taking US federal fisheries managers to court, alleging the agency is failing to protect the Gulf of Alaska seafloor from the destructive effects of bottom trawling.

23rd August 2024

Oceana sues NMFS over seafloor destruction

23rd August 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Baltic region fish farmers are increasingly looking to tap into opportunities offered by a new era in the aquaculture industry, including RAS technologies, product range diversification and organic certification. However, high energy…

22nd August 2024

Baltic aquaculture – on the European frontline

22nd August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The company has joined forces with Seven Clean Seas and Second Life to implement innovative solutions that significantly…

22nd August 2024

New partnership tackles ocean plastic problem

22nd August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish Government has embarked on a public consultation that could ban bottom-trawl fishing across 20 offshore marine protected areas (MPAs). For 15 of these, the government is considering two options – banning bottom trawling…

22nd August 2024

Scotland consults on bottom-trawl ban

22nd August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group has reported solid results for the second quarter of 2024 despite a reduction in wild catch and a decline in salmon prices.

22nd August 2024

Innovation at Lerøy yields solid results

22nd August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Having unveiled its A-Biomass camera in Europe last year, aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec has now launched the device in the Japanese market, with its debut made at this year’s Japan International…

21st August 2024

Ace Aquatec sends camera system to Japan

21st August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A wide range of environmental and social impacts were delivered by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) programme in 2023, according to its new interactive  ‘ASC Annual Impacts Report: 2023 in Review’, which…

21st August 2024

ASC demonstrates increased impact on people and planet

21st August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a…

21st August 2024

Mussel farm bringing shellfish reefs back to Devon’s seabed

21st August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International scientists have expressed concerns on the issuing of new licenses for longline fishing in the Maldives and have called on the Maldivian government to consider the serious ecological, economic, and reputational ramifications of reopening the…

21st August 2024

Longline fishing poses danger to shark sanctuary, scientists warn

21st August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has had a strong second quarter this year, growing revenue to €1.34 billion and scooping €230 million in operational profit.

21st August 2024

Mowi reports strong operational Q2

21st August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The speed with which the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study was conducted in 2018 is “remarkable”, according to Dr Katie Brigden, Pelagic Fisheries…

20th August 2024

Scottish pelagic programme ‘paving way for further collaboration

20th August 2024