Fisheries

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Thai Union has officially opened its new, 8,000-tonne coldstore for its Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) factory. Located in Tema, Ghana, near PFC’s manufacturing plant, the coldstore will ensure year-round temperature-controlled storage of…

26th July 2024

Thai Union expands footprint in Ghana

26th July 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has announced the Marine Environment and Fisheries Fund for Northern Ireland stakeholders is now open for applications.

26th July 2024

Northern Ireland provides millions in fisheries, aquaculture support

26th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fishers have renewed access to waters around Cabo Verde for five years under the latest deal struck between the two.

25th July 2024

Cabo Verde renews EU tuna quotas

25th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fisheries scientists in “An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria” – a new report commissioned by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) – found 11 of the…

25th July 2024

ISSF: 12 tuna stocks don’t meet MSC certification criteria

25th July 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

EU fishing vessels caught approximately 3.4 million tonnes (live weight) of fish and shellfish in 2022, with the annual total representing a new low for the industry, putting it well below 2017’s…

23rd July 2024

EU commercial catches continue to decline, but value increases

23rd July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan’s fishing and aquaculture industries supplied a total 3.9 million tonnes of marine products in 2022, representing a decrease of 5.8% or 24,000 tonnes on the previous year, according to the country’s…

23rd July 2024

Japanese seafood imports exceed domestic production

23rd July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A set of updated fisheries measures for the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area have been formally adopted by the European Council.

23rd July 2024

Brussels greenlights new fisheries measures for Northeast Atlantic

23rd July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With 401 votes in favour, European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot. This will be von der Leyen’s second term as Commission…

18th July 2024

Reaction as Ursula von der Leyen re-elected European Commission President

18th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The only Marine Stewardship Council-certified herring fishery in the north-east Atlantic is about to get under way.

18th July 2024

Putting ‘silver darlings’ on the menu

18th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO) are consistently failing to sustain fisheries and protect marine biodiversity, says Accountability.Fish.

17th July 2024

RFMOs ‘fail to protect oceans’

17th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Spanish Fishing Confederation (Cepesca) is demanding action on the fraudulent trade of bluefin tuna.

17th July 2024

Cepesca urges action on illegal tuna trade

17th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Certified Seafood Collaborative (CSC) has confirmed the US Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery (white, brown and pink shrimp) for all five Gulf states and federal waters has achieved Responsible Fisheries Management…

16th July 2024

Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery nets RFM certification

16th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A task force convened to explore the challenges faced by Pacific salmon has made a raft of recommendations.

15th July 2024

Pacific salmon task force completes research

15th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing vessel owners and skippers in the UK are being encouraged to participate in the latest annual survey of the fleet being conducted by non-departmental public body (NDPB) Seafish, with researchers visiting…

15th July 2024

UK fishing fleet survey launched

15th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in June 2024 fell by 21% or more than 7,000 tonnes year-on-year to 27,528 tonnes, with cod accounting for almost…

15th July 2024

Iceland’s June catch down 21%

15th July 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Climate change is a potential problem for the fish biomass in nearly all regions of the world’s ocean, including top producer countries and those with a high reliance on aquatic foods, according…

15th July 2024

FAO: Climate change putting fish biomass at risk

15th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Danish Fishers PO (DFPO) has become the latest member to join Europêche.

12th July 2024

Danish Fishers PO joins Europêche

12th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New legislation has come into force to help ensure cockle fisheries in Wales remain environmentally sustainable and economically viable for the future.

11th July 2024

New laws ensure Welsh cockling future

11th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The 36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI36), 8-12 July 2024, held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, focused on the…

11th July 2024

COFI focuses on food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty

11th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission and the European External Action Service have adopted the 4th implementation report of the Black Sea Synergy, covering 2019-2023.

9th July 2024

Strong progress in Black Sea fisheries cooperation

9th July 2024