Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Serious divisions over how to manage the Northeast Atlantic’s most important fish stocks left this year’s North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) meeting without agreement on scientifically grounded catch limits, prompting strong criticism…

18th November 2025

Warning of severe overfishing as NEAFC fails to agree on science-based limits

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s newly released guidelines aimed at helping strengthen support for small-scale fishers in the Union represent a crucial opportunity for member states to make the national allocation of fishing quotas…

18th November 2025

Seas At Risk: New small-scale fisher guidelines can make quota allocations fairer

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga, Spain, the Med Sea Alliance, together with its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy, has welcomed progress…

18th November 2025

Med Sea Alliance: GFCM delivered only partial progress

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has released new guidelines aimed at helping EU countries strengthen support for small-scale fishers and improve transparency in how national fishing opportunities are allocated.

18th November 2025

EU issues new guidelines to boost small-scale fishers and bring transparency to quota allocation

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has confirmed the adoption of detailed rules on fisheries control and enforcement, with the aim to harmonise procedures, simplify and reduce administrative burden for EU countries and operators. 

17th November 2025

Brussels simplifies, harmonises fisheries control rules

17th 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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and…

14th November 2025

Mediterranean fisheries transparency gains stalled

14th November 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Scottish Government has outlined £14 million worth of investments to support jobs and reduce emissions in marine sectors. A total of 60 projects focusing on innovation and sustainable development will receive grants…

13th November 2025

Scotland unveils latest wave of industry, coastal investments

13th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1444, setting strict brine-freezing conditions for tuna purse seiners, saying it “rightly recognises and values” the high sanitary and technological…

13th November 2025

New EU freezing-in-brine regulation scores industry praise

13th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK seafood industry is enjoying a period of robust growth, with both imports and exports showing healthy increases, according to the latest UK Seafood in Numbers 2024 report from Seafish, the…

12th November 2025

UK seafood industry shows growth

12th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers are being put at the heart of a renewed push to make European fisheries more sustainable, fair and future-focused.

11th November 2025

EU moves to put fishers first in sustainability agenda

11th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) now underway, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) has issued a reminder to climate change negotiators of the critical role that fisheries play in both…

11th November 2025

ICFA urges COP30 to recognise critical role of fisheries in climate action

11th November 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Countries across the Mediterranean and Black Sea have taken new steps to strengthen sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, with delegates at the 48th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)…

11th November 2025

GFCM adopts new measures to strengthen sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as Ukraine joins as 24th member

11th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new analysis of more than 500 sustainably certified fisheries has revealed that those targeting migratory species such as tunas, bonitos and billfishes face the highest risks from climate change.

10th November 2025

Climate change threatens tuna fisheries most

10th November 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norway’s Knester AS has taken delivery of its third newbuild in more than 50 years – a 75.2-metre pelagic vessel from Karstensen Shipyard. Built to the yard’s own design and equipped for…

10th November 2025

Karstensen delivers new Knester to long-established pelagic operator

10th November 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Designed to build on the company’s reputation for precision and performance in wireless trawl sensors, the new Pro NX sensor platform aims to deliver even sharper results, with a line of upgraded…

10th November 2025

Marport unveils next-gen trawl sensors

10th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fishing vessel owners and aquaculture operators across Wales are being asked to contribute data to a new study aimed at supporting the seafood industry’s transition to net-zero.

5th November 2025

Welsh fishing, aquaculture sectors urged to share carbon emissions data

5th November 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

When CJ Jackson invited a group of nine-year-olds to Billingsgate Market to learn about fish, she expected curiosity. What she didn’t expect was blank stares. “I asked them what fish they eat,…

4th November 2025

CJ Jackson: Inspiring the next generation to rediscover British seafood

4th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

India has officially begun the household enumeration phase of the National Marine Fisheries Census 2025.

3rd November 2025

India launches digital fisheries census

3rd November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has welcomed the successful conclusion of the Meeting of Experts on Guidelines for Fair Labour Market Services for Migrant Fishers, held under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO) from…

3rd November 2025

EU fishing industry greets ILO guidelines on migrant workers

3rd November 2025