Fisheries

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