Analysis

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new study from Oceana has found widespread gaps in labelling and potential mislabelling of squid products sold in Brussels and Milan, with nearly half of all items analysed missing basic consumer…

27th November 2025

Study: Half of squid products in Brussels and Milan lack mandatory consumer information

27th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 332,097 tonnes of shrimp from third-country producers in the first nine months of 2025, with the total representing a 18% increase on the corresponding period of last year,…

20th November 2025

EU shrimp imports on track for bumper year

20th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Lower whitefish and pelagic landings led the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet to fall by 8% or more than 7,500 tonnes year-on-year in October 2025 to 88,481 tonnes,…

17th November 2025

Icelandic fishing fleet’s October catch slips 8%

17th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon’s position as the UK public’s favourite fish has been confirmed, with new trade figures revealing that sales have soared to £1.5 billion amid rising demand.

12th November 2025

UK salmon sales soar to £1.5bn as demand grows

12th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Europe has published its first Sustainability Manifesto: ‘A Fish and Seafood Industry Perspective’, a new document outlining a unified vision and a concrete framework to guide the sector’s environmental, social and…

11th November 2025

Seafood Europe publishes first Sustainability Manifesto

11th November 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Aquaculture’s rapid expansion could be limited by its continued reliance on a fragile feed supply, according to a new study published in Nature Food. The analysis, conducted by researchers from Xiamen University,…

11th November 2025

Unstable feed supply could limit aquaculture growth, study warns

11th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway’s seafood exports totalled NOK 18.3 billion in October 2025, down 1% year-on-year, despite a record performance from the country’s flagship product, salmon. The decline was driven largely by lower exports of…

6th November 2025

Norwegian seafood exports dip despite record-breaking salmon sales

6th November 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

As octopus farming gains traction in Europe, Compassion in World Farming has released a report revealing the environmental, welfare and food security risks posed by carnivorous aquaculture. The international animal welfare NGO’s…

5th November 2025

The hidden costs of octopus farming

5th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has published its 2024 Impacts Report, revealing the progress and growth of ASC programmes globally, which have helped deliver a wide range of environmental and social improvements…

29th October 2025

New ASC Impacts Report depicts a year of global progress

29th October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian seafood exports continued to climb in September 2025, despite new tariff pressures in the United States and tighter global supply of key species. The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) reported total exports…

9th October 2025

US tariffs challenge Norwegian salmon as seafood exports hold strong

9th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Women constitute nearly half of India’s small-scale fisheries workforce that feeds millions and sustains livelihoods across coastal and inland communities, according to a new global study. 

23rd September 2025

FAO: Women make up nearly half of India’s small-scale fisheries workforce

23rd September 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A new peer-reviewed paper in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is calling for a fundamental rethink of how ingredients are selected for aquafeeds, urging the sector to embrace circularity as a guiding principle.

23rd September 2025

New study charts path towards circular aquafeeds

23rd September 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Hundreds of distant-water vessels are plundering squid populations in the Southwest Atlantic, driving a keystone species towards collapse and exposing workers to abuses, according to a new investigation and film from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

23rd September 2025

Squid supply chains come under fire in new exposé

23rd September 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The aquaculture industry is experiencing a surge in demand for fishmeal and fish oil, driven by the expansion of high-value species and more intensive farming practices, cautions a new RaboResearch report from…

17th September 2025

Rabobank: Aquaculture struggling with shortages of fishmeal and fish oil shortages amid growing demand

17th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper mackerel haul lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in August 2025 by 32% or more than 25,000 tonnes year-on-year to 106,150 tonnes, according to preliminary…

16th September 2025

Icelandic fleet’s August catch climbs 32%

16th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Migrant labourers dominate Kerala’s marine fisheries sector, accounting for 58% of the fishing workforce, a new study by ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has found. The study, conducted across harvest, post-harvest…

28th August 2025

Study: Migrant labourers dominate Kerala’s marine fisheries sector

28th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India shipped 1,698,170 tonnes of seafood worth Rs 62,408.45 crore (US$ 7.45 billion) to overseas markets in the financial year 2024-25, with frozen shrimp continuing to be the country’s top exported item…

26th August 2025

India’s seafood export earnings near $7.5 billion

26th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India exported 346,202 tonnes of shrimp in the first-half of 2025, with the volume up 4% on the corresponding period of last year, confirms new industry analysis from Shrimp Insights. It also…

26th August 2025

India’s shrimp export earnings soar

26th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 205,292 tonnes of raw frozen whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) and value-added shrimp from Asia, Latin America and Africa in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 21% increase on…

19th August 2025

EU shrimp imports reach record level

19th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A strong mackerel catch lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in July 2025 by 10% or more than 7,700 tonnes year-on-year to 85,940 tonnes, according to preliminary…

19th August 2025

Iceland’s July catch up 10%

19th August 2025