Industry News

The fishing sector has been slammed by the Global Ocean Commission for its part played in the ecological decline in the ocean, which it says is threatening economies, societies and nature.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has lent $US10m to SolTuna Ltd in the Solomon Islands to help the nation retain a greater share of its tuna revenues.

Marine Harvest has reached a milestone in its acquisition of Morpol as the EU Commission approves its transaction.

A new trawl that has been described as “revolutionary” has been revealed by scientists and three fishing companies in New Zealand.

Russia plans to significantly increase its presence in the world’s oceans and to increase the volume of catch outside its territorial waters, according to an official statement of the Russian Ministry of…

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has launched a new website in a bid to counter the “inaccurate” and negative portrayal of the Scottish fishing industry.

Bumble Bee Foods and WWF have teamed up to educate consumers of the importance of seafood and ocean conservation.

The International Trade Commission has voted against imposing duties on shrimp imported from Thailand, Indonesia, China, India, Ecuador, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Nofima scientists are hoping to find out when trawl captured cod should be slaughtered in order to obtain the whitest fillet and best texture.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Spain has announced a 1,000mt increase to the anchovy quota in the Gulf of Cadiz and southern Galicia, thanks to an exchange agreement with…

The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock fishery has now officially received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

Due to healthy stocks, catch levels have been increased for a range of New Zealand’s fisheries.

Nofima and the University of Tromsø are collaborating to offer a course aimed at small and medium-sized seafood companies, with the objective of improving their ability of running their own R&D activities.

A new shrimp trawl designed to have less seabed contact and to achieve greater fuel efficiency is to be tested at sea, thanks to $95,048 funding from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial…