Industry News

The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) has called for accelerated action to support West African communities devastated by the scourge of Ebola.

A new US$145,694 grant is being used to design and carry out the first autonomous aerial vehicle surveys of Atlantic bluefin tuna that will help provide regional estimates of their numbers.

Cepesca and Oceana have called upon the 49 Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) to close legal loopholes that still allow some fleets to carry…

Fishing opportunities for deep-sea species for 2015 and 2016 have been reduced by the Council of Fisheries Ministers of the European Union, but for 63% of stocks, catch limits have been set…

A joint proposal by the United States, Mexico and Japan to reduce the catch limit of Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2015 and 2016 has been accepted by…

The charity World Animal Protection has launched a new global initiative to tackle lost and abandoned fishing gear in the oceans, which it says will save the lives of millions of marine…

Icelandic Group has announced that Magnús Bjarnason is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by Board director Árni Geir Pálsson.

Three marine ‘robot’ vehicles have been launched from Plymouth, UK, to undertake a fish tracking mission in and around new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

UK industry authority Seafish premiered its new film exploring the multi-billion pound seafood processing industry on 3 November in London to an invited audience from the industry.

Global efforts to protect key areas in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica have been blocked by China and Russia, after the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)…

The Icelandic cod (Gadus morhua) fisheries have been recertified to the FAO Based Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Management Specification.

Researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, are working hard to develop a dipstick test to check for toxic algae – a move that could make huge improvements to fish…

The European Commission proposed fishing limits for 2015 have received a mixed response by some who say that many exceed safe limits specified by scientific advice.