Analysis

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

US production of farmed seafood is expanding, according to recently published data from the country’s Census of Aquaculture.

12th June 2025

USDA: US aquaculture is expanding with new operations, increased sales

12th June 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Ambassador Peter Thomson has announced the launch of a new report, the 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments…

10th June 2025

UNOC3: 30×30 Ocean Action Plan launched to accelerate ocean protection

10th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The overall sustainability of EU fisheries is continuing to improve with more fish stocks being fished at sustainable levels, according to the European Commission. But it added that with climate change also…

10th June 2025

EU fish populations show signs of recovery

10th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

After 10 consecutive months of growth, Norway saw a decline in its seafood exports last month, with overseas sales totalling NOK 13.6 billion.This represented a decrease of NOK 267 million or 2% on May 2024.

9th June 2025

May brings first fall in Norwegian seafood exports for 10 months

9th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Launched on International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (5 June 2025), new Oceana  analysis of China’s global fishing activity worldwide reports that the country’s 57,000  industrial fishing vessels dominated…

5th June 2025

Analysis: China dominates 44% of world’s fishing activity

5th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish shellfish farmers produced 11,690 tonnes of common mussels for the market last year, a 13% rise on 2023’s volume and representing the highest level of production recorded, confirmed the newly-published Scottish…

5th June 2025

Record mussel production in Scotland, but oyster harvests tumble

5th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new joint investigation by DeSmog and The Guardian has alleged that several leading UK supermarkets, including Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Aldi and Asda, are selling seabass and seabream sourced from Turkish fish…

3rd June 2025

UK supermarkets selling farmed fish linked to overfishing and social harm in Senegal, claims new investigation

3rd June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union’s so-called “blue economy” generated an estimated €263 billion in gross value added in 2023, representing 1.7% of the total EU gross value added, finds the European Commission’s newly-published 2025…

28th May 2025

Europeans spending more on seafood, bloc’s reliance on imports increases

28th May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, The FAIRR Initiative has released new analysis following a four-year engagement with seven global salmon producers (Bakkafrost, Grieg Seafood, Lerøy Seafood, Mowi, Multi X, SalMar and Salmones…

22nd May 2025

FAIRR: Feed stocks unable to keep pace with salmon production, raising supply chain risks

22nd May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While more pigments are being used in salmon feeds than before, the colour of the fillet has become paler. In a recently concluded project, researchers found that stress reduces the colour intensity…

20th May 2025

Study: Stressed salmon become paler

20th May 2025