Fisheries

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Gísli V Jónsson, this year’s Outstanding Icelandic Skipper, discusses his remarkable career

5th August 2022

Three months that became 25 years

5th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A hake fishery has become the first fishery outside of Alaska to be certified to the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) sustainable fishery standard.

3rd August 2022

RFM certification for hake

3rd August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement ahead of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) annual meeting, which takes place 1-5 August 2022.

27th July 2022

ISSF urges tuna protection

27th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Austria has been given €6.7 million in EU funding to help promote sustainable inland fisheries, aquaculture, processing and conserve aquatic resources.

27th July 2022

EU funding for Austria

27th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK government is being urged to use its UK Seafood Fund to prioritise the ‘wild catching’ sector, which operates mainly offshore but also in some inland waters.

25th July 2022

UK seafood fund priorities

25th July 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US-based non-profit organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has confirmed the appointment of Aisla Jones as a Partnership Programme Director.

22nd July 2022

Exec incomings at SFP

22nd July 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A fleet of vessels that have been fishing illegally across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans have been struck off Oman’s registry.

21st July 2022

Oman revokes fleet

21st July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Nueva Pescanova’s Namibia subsidiary, Novanam, has become the first in the country, and one of the first worldwide, to be awarded the FISH Standard for Crew certification in recognition of its fair…

21st July 2022

Ethical award for Novanam

21st July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Six tuna stocks fished by the Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (AGAC) have been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

18th July 2022

Spanish tuna certified

18th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reduced catches across all of Iceland’s main fisheries categories led the country’s fishing fleet to land 29% less seafood last month, with the capture of 35,237 tonnes of fish and shellfish, according…

18th July 2022

29% fall in Icelandic fish

18th July 2022