Fisheries

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The High Seas Treaty – formally the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) – entered into force on 17 January 2026, introducing, for the first…

19th January 2026

High Seas Treaty enters into force: what it means for fisheries and ocean industries

19th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reduced catches across the demersal, pelagic, flatfish and shellfish categories saw the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in December 2025 fall by 13% year-on-year or more than 7,900…

15th January 2026

Iceland’s December 2025 fish landings fall 13% year-on-year

15th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Representatives from across Europe’s blue economy value chain have warned that the energy transition of fisheries and aquaculture risks stalling unless urgent regulatory and financial barriers are addressed.

14th January 2026

EU fisheries energy transition stalls

14th January 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood importer Southstream Seafoods has entered into an exclusive partnership with Sea Harvest, becoming the sole representative of Sea Harvest products in the United States. The agreement establishes a new, direct…

14th January 2026

Southstream Seafoods secures partnership with Sea Harvest

14th January 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new system introducing a digital catch certificate for all fishery products entering the European Union came into force on 10 January 2026, with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries saying it…

13th January 2026

EU’s new digital certification system to tackle illegal fishing comes into effect

13th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

India’s island archipelago of Lakshadweep has unveiled a new roadmap to scale up its commercial fisheries and mariculture, targeting investment, technology adoption and long-term sustainable fishing growth.

13th January 2026

New fisheries roadmap for Indias Lakshadweep

13th January 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Icelandic seafood company Samherji has acquired a 49% stake in the Norwegian production company Berg LipidTech AS in Ålesund.

12th January 2026

Samherji acquires 49% share in Berg LipidTech

12th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The practice of landfilling fish waste at the Great Lakes has effectively ended, says the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP).

12th January 2026

Great Lakes end fish waste

12th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As Cyprus begins its presidency of the Council of the European Union, environmental organisation Oceana is calling on the island nation to set a clear and ambitious course for Europe’s ocean future,…

9th January 2026

Oceana urges Cyprus ocean leadership

9th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Welsh Government funding of up to £1.85m is being opened to support the marine, fisheries and aquaculture sector, with applications accepted from 7 January until 31 March.

8th January 2026

Welsh funding opens for fisheries

8th January 2026