Industry News

The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster trap fishery has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

The UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, has come in last place compared to other leading supermarkets in a Greenpeace tuna sustainability league table highlighted by Channel 4’s Fish Fight programme.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is invoking its Clean Water Act authority to look at permanently banning or restricting mine waste disposal into the world’s largest wild salmon fishery.

The WWF says that the approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins.

WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition this weekend.

Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems continue to be threatened by human impact, and with maritime economic activities forecasted to increase in coming years, better management is needed, says the European Environment…

US Conservation groups have notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of their intention to sue over its failure to analyse the impacts of shrimp trawling on endangered sea turtles in the Gulf…

The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has decided to establish a panel in the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the European Union.

North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea.

At the fourth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop in Costa Rica delegates were told that analysis of fisheries trade data provides a cost effective and helpful method for tackling illegal unreported and…

New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute has opened a new marine and freshwater research centre at its Nelson campus.

New Zealand has ratified an international fisheries agreement that aims to fight illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.

America’s Northwestern University has developed agile fish robots that it says could lead to vast improvements in underwater vehicles used to study coral reefs, repair oil rigs or investigate sunken ships.

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has been awarded the second place IMCS Network Stop IUU Fishing Award for its illegal fishing alerts system and community-based fisheries surveillance in Sierra Leone.

The Salmon and Trout Association (Scotland) (S&TAS) is looking to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) and the government for answers on the ongoing sea lice problem surrounding Scottish salmon farming.

SeaWeb Marine Photobank’s programme launched the fifth annual ‘Ocean in Focus’ conservation photography competition this week, to inspire ocean protection and a change for the marine environment.

Iceland’s Stofnfiskur salmon broodstock farm is running on high after coating its centrifugal pumps with an epoxy coating system to improve pump efficiency.

Animal nutrition and fish feed company, Nutreco, is expanding its presence in Asia with two new state-of-the-art plants in Vietnam and Indonesia, an investment worth €15m.

The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has published a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) which will implement policies governing the capture and preservation of the Blue Swimming Crab.