Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fifty-six EU vessels will be able to fish tuna and related species for the next five years in Cabo Verde’s waters, under an updated fisheries deal approved by European Parliament.

13th February 2025

EU approves new Cabo Verde tuna fishing agreement

13th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European leaders have received a fresh call to ban destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) and to simultaneously provide support for small-scale fishing sectors and marine ecosystems.

11th February 2025

Macron, EU urged to end fishing in MPAs

11th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Atlanto Scandian herring season for the Scottish fleet is now underway, with the quota this year marginally up by 3%, although the UK has only 2% of the overall total allowable…

10th February 2025

Atlanto Scandian herring season gets underway for Scottish fleet

10th February 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The DNG brand has been through a few changes over those years, but today this is in the hands of the Slippurinn shipyard, which is where the new DNG reels have been…

7th February 2025

Iconic DNG jigging reel revamped

7th February 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Almost three decades of experience in specialised systems have gone into Zunibal’s tuna buoy operation and management system, making it an essential item in any tuna seiner’s wheelhouse.

7th February 2025

Machine learning digests data for optimal fishing

7th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs have praised the Danish government’s proposal to ban bottom trawling in over 17% of its waters.

5th February 2025

NGOs praise Danish trawl ban

5th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that changes will be made to a number of exemptions to the landing obligation – or so-called “discard ban” – in English waters following…

5th February 2025

English fisheries landing obligations change

5th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Peru’s second fishing season of 2024 in the North-Centre of the country ended with a catch 2.42 million tonnes of anchoveta, while fishing operations continue in the south, according to IFFO, The…

5th February 2025

New fishmeal, fish oil production estimates

5th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

3rd February 2025

Brussels opens CFP public consultation

3rd February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry representative body Europêche has welcomed the commitment shown by new EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to delivering a resilient, competitive and sustainable fisheries sector. 

3rd February 2025

EU Commissioner Kadis praised for support of fishing industry

3rd February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has teamed up with the fishing community in the north-west of England to promote the health benefits of the thornback ray, an underused fish species found in UK waters.

30th January 2025

WATCH: Seafish champions underused thornback ray

30th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Economic conditions, geopolitics and supply availability will significantly influence global animal protein markets in 2025, but while demand remains uncertain due to macroeconomic fluctuations and policy changes, seafood is poised to surpass…

29th January 2025

Seafood to dethrone poultry as main driver of global protein supply growth

29th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing industry representative body Europêche has raised concerns over recent allegations made in the media that the European Commission financed environmental NGOs to lobby Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and member…

29th January 2025

European fishers demand clarity on green lobby funding

29th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The ‘A’ season for wild Alaska pollock officially opened on 20 January 2025, with the industry stating that the stakes couldn’t be higher for thousands of Alaskans as the fishery, one of…

28th January 2025

Stakes high for Alaska communities as ‘A’ season for wild pollock opens

28th January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to withdraw a proposed rule that could have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against nations that fail to address illegal, unreported,…

28th January 2025

NOAA slammed for withdrawal of proposed rule on illegal fishing

28th January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the World Sustainability Organization (WSO) have signed a scheme endorsement agreement to finalise the endorsement of Friend of the Sea as an IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) sub-scope.

28th January 2025

IAF, WSO endorse Friend of the Sea

28th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It’s of critical importance that fisheries are kept at the heart of the EU’s vision for the oceans, Europêche Vice-President Tim Heddema informed a recent public hearing organised by the European Economic…

28th January 2025

Europêche: Fisheries must be cornerstone of European Oceans Pact

28th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In a groundbreaking move for marine conservation, Sweden has taken the first steps towards a potential ban on bottom trawling in its marine protected areas (MPA), a decision that has been widely…

24th January 2025

NGOs hail Swedish trawling ban

24th January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A regenerative fishery and kelp restoration project in the Tromsø area of Northern Norway, led by ocean technology and seafood company Ava Ocean AS, has received official endorsement from the United Nations Decade of…

22nd January 2025

UN endorsement for urchin fishery, kelp restoration project

22nd January 2025