Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fishing vessels will continue to have access to UK waters through to 2038 as part of the package of new deals agreed at the first-ever EU-UK summit.

20th May 2025

UK-EU strike 12-year deal on fisheries access

20th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rampant overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal are driving a humanitarian crisis, according to a new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

19th May 2025

WATCH: Overfishing fuels deadly migration crisis

19th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Access to skilled labour continues to be the leading employment challenge facing the UK fishing fleet, according to a new report by Seafish.

19th May 2025

Labour shortage hits UK fishing

19th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Today (16 May) marks the European Union’s ‘End of Fish Day’ - the date by which the EU has theoretically exhausted all its domestically sourced seafood for the year, says Seas At Risk.

16th May 2025

EU hits ‘End of Fish Day’

16th May 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The lack of insight into activities on industrial fishing vessels, particularly those operating in distant waters, poses significant challenges in global fisheries management. Indeed, one of the biggest obstacles to sustainably managing…

15th May 2025

EMS – eyes on the water

15th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eighty-five projects across the globe are receiving vital support to drive sustainable fishing practices, thanks to a US$2.2 million funding round from the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF).

15th May 2025

Global boost for sustainable fishing

15th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A collaborative pilot study has been launched to explore the potential of mesopelagic resource exploitation within India’s exclusive economic zone.

14th May 2025

India explores sustainable deepsea fishing

14th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Alaska’s pollock fishermen wrapped the 2025 A season with strong harvests, low by-catch rates, and tangible benefits for coastal communities, thereby underscoring the success of science-based management across both the Bering Sea…

14th May 2025

Alaska’s pollock A season concludes with strong yields

14th May 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

VARD shipbuilding group has contracted TMC Compressors to supply an energy-efficient marine compressed air system to a stern trawler being built for Norwegian fishing company Havbryn AS.

14th May 2025

VARD takes energy-saving approach with stern trawler

14th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish multinational Profand has successfully certified its Argentinian fleet of squid and shrimp vessels to the Best Seafood Practices Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).

12th May 2025

Profand awarded responsible vessel certification

12th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New research from the Blue Marine Foundation reveals that 77% of UK adults are concerned about the loss of marine life caused by bottom trawling, with only 26% believing the government is…

12th May 2025

UK public urges bottom trawling ban

12th May 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A community-led initiative which has been successfully tackling the growing issue of abandoned fishing gear in Welsh waters is now concerned that a lack of financial support could bring its recycling network…

12th May 2025

Recycle Môr: Wales turns the tide on abandoned fishing gear

12th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The sandeel arbitration tribunal has published its final ruling in the UK-sandeel case. This relates to decisions taken in March 2024 by UK and Scottish governments to close North Sea waters to…

12th May 2025

UK upholds sandeel fishing ban

12th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five decades of UK governments have failed to recognise and safeguard the true social value of fishing to coastal communities around the country, industry leaders informed a recent event hosted by the All…

12th May 2025

Fisheries APPG celebrates value of UK fishing, reflects on key industry issues

12th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Another 20 legal professionals are now in a better position to assist their respective countries in developing and executing national plans and processes for the effective detection, investigation and the prosecution of…

12th May 2025

Twenty legal professionals complete FAO’s IUU fishing course

12th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has deducted over 3,000 salmon from Finland’s 2025 fishing quota after uncovering unauthorised commercial fishing disguised as scientific research in the Baltic Sea last year.

7th May 2025

Brussels penalises Finland salmon breach

7th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Almost nine out of 10 Scots believe the UK should definitively control which vessels fish in its waters, while more than 80% think the European Union fleet should not be granted continued…

2nd May 2025

Public support for UK control of fishing ahead of crunch EU talks

2nd May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

High-risk areas for endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) by-catch in UK seafood supply chains are the focus of a new report from WWF, with the environmental charity also evaluating the effectiveness, costs…

1st May 2025

Report: Innovation and technology key to reducing marine by-catch, protecting endangered species

1st May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The 10th Our Ocean Conference (28-30 April 2025) in Busan, South Korea, came to a close with the confirmation that 277 new commitments to sustainable ocean action have been mobilised, equivalent to US$…

1st May 2025

Our Ocean mobilises $9.1 billion of sustainability commitments

1st May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report has highlighted the urgent need for harmonised and digitalised catch documentation schemes as essential tools in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

30th April 2025

Digital documentation key to combatting IUU fishing

30th April 2025