Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A coalition of 22 NGOs has released joint recommendations to the EU regarding fishing opportunities for 2025, urging action to restore and maintain sustainable fish stocks.

17th September 2024

NGOs call for urgent action to restore fish stocks

17th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has proposed a revision to strengthen EU regulations against unsustainable fishing practices by non-EU countries.

16th September 2024

EU targets non-member fishing practices

16th September 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has praised the inclusion of fisheries, aquaculture, and family farming in the G20’s 2023 priorities, emphasising their role in global nutrition and livelihoods.

16th September 2024

FAO applauds G20 focus on fisheries and aquaculture

16th September 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have become a vital tool for tropical tuna fisheries and a need has developed to modify and simplify their construction to reflect the demands of both the industry…

12th September 2024

Biodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries

12th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has welcomed Melissa Haslam into the role of Chief Executive Officer. Haslam joins WAFIC following 10 years as Executive Director at Forest Industries Federation (WA)…

11th September 2024

WAFIC welcomes new CEO

11th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed “positive outcomes” for Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries at the conclusion of the 1-6 September 2024 annual meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna…

11th September 2024

IATTC electronic monitoring ‘win’ welcomed

11th September 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish fisheries science and technology centre AZTI has developed an AI application designed to enhance the management and sustainability of commercial fisheries.

11th September 2024

AI developed to optimise fish school identification

11th September 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable seafood eco-labelling scheme Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is failing to identify forced labour violations in the fisheries it certifies despite claims to the contrary, claims new research published in Ocean Sustainability.

10th September 2024

Report: Tuna vessels using forced labour hiding behind eco-label

10th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Accountability.Fish has raised further concerns over the lack of transparency within the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which governs nearly 60% of the world’s tuna supply. The NGO has publicly named…

10th September 2024

WCPFC member states urged to uphold UN agreement

10th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With nearby volcanic activity forcing the people and businesses of fishing town Grindavik to relocate, the organisers of the 14th Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition (IceFish) are providing a special community…

9th September 2024

IceFish 2024 to bring Grindavik community back together

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in 2023 fell by 3% or almost 40,000 tonnes compared to the previous year to 1,374,825 tonnes, but the…

9th September 2024

Icelandic catch becomes more valuable

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A component of the South African albacore tuna fishery, represented by ICV Africa, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery to do so following participation in the In-Transition…

9th September 2024

A first for newly-certified South African tuna fishery

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Maldives has confirmed it is no longer issuing longline licences turning its focus instead to local one-by-one fishers and marine conservation.

5th September 2024

Maldives permanently bans longline fishing

5th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There’s nothing unusual about seismic activity in Iceland. In November last year, the inhabitants of one of the country’s key ports were evacuated from their homes as weeks of earthquakes turned out…

5th September 2024

Seafood – Iceland’s economic keystone

5th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for nine out of the 10 stocks managed by the EU in the Baltic Sea. The remaining quota proposal, Bothnian herring,…

3rd September 2024

Baltic Sea fishing opportunities proposed for 2025

3rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Celiktrans Shipyard in Turkey has delivered the 48.1 metre LOA, 14-metre breadth groundfish trawler Sigurbjörg ÁR-67. It was built to a Nautic design for the Westman Islands-based fishing company.

30th August 2024

Triple-rigger for Ísfélag of Iceland

30th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Millions of women in the fisheries industry are being left behind as new technologies emerge to address climate change and economic pressures, according to a new study by the University of East…

30th August 2024

Women in seafood marginalised by technology

30th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Marine fishery experts in India have suggested offering incentives to encourage fishermen to adopt sustainable fishing practices and ensuring traceability in the sector, saying the move is essential for maintaining sustainability and…

29th August 2024

India considers incentivising sustainable fishing

29th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Environment Agency has published a range of measures to help safeguard the competitiveness and sustainability of the fishing industry.

29th August 2024

EEA proposes sustainable fishing measures

29th August 2024