Fisheries

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Indonesian government and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have signed an agreement aimed at moving the country towards a sustainable blue economy.

16th November 2022

Sustainability renewal

16th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total value of Alaska’s commercial salmon catch increased by US$ 77 million on 2021 to $720.4 million, according to this year’s preliminary figures published by the Alaska Department of Fish and…

14th November 2022

Alaska salmon value rises

14th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

For the first time ever, the EU and neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean have agreed plans to help improve environmental and economic sustainability in the region.

14th November 2022

Med management plans

14th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Political leaders attending COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh are being called on to act decisively to mainstream good fisheries management as effective carbon management within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and UN processes.

11th November 2022

Protect oceans, COP urged

11th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The creation of a new initiative that aims to support the transition to a sustainable blue economy in the European Union’s Southern Neighbourhood countries in the Mediterranean region has been announced at…

10th November 2022

Blue Med partnership

10th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Some 2.38 million tonnes of the global tuna catch is now certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing, according to the international non-profit organisation’s latest quarterly tuna update.

10th November 2022

47% of tuna with MSC

10th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is inviting feedback on a new initiative to help accelerate the energy transition of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector.

9th November 2022

EU energy proposal

9th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the United Nations body noting that 100 states have now signed…

8th November 2022

IUU – a new milestone

8th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In advance of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting, 14-21 November 2022, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statement, which calls on…

7th November 2022

Protect tuna, ICCAT urged

7th November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vestmannaeyjar-based Vinnslustaðirinn hf (VSV) has announced its intention to acquire fellow Icelandic companies Ós ehf and Leo Seafood ehf from the owner of the two firms, Sigurjón Óskarsson and his family.

7th November 2022

VSV expands group

7th November 2022