Industry News

The Pacific hake offshore fishery has entered assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification.

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a Southeast Asia Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) aimed at improving the fisheries that supply fishmeal to aquaculture feeds in Asia.

Icelands Marel has been nominated as one of four candidates for the 2013 Aqua-Nor Innovation Award for development by the Nor-Fishing Foundation.

According to the Salmon & Trout Association (Scotland) UK supermarket Sainbury’s is still selling mislabelled salmon, despite apologising for the error eight weeks ago.

TV presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has faced his critics from the industry and made it clear that his Fish Fight campaign was designed to help not hinder the seafood sector.

The European Commission has introduced new guidelines on labelling for fish and aquaculture products to help consumers make informed decisions on the food they eat.

Two Pescanova Group seafood processing plants have received Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

Two fisheries in East Africa are to receive funding for improvement projects to bring them up to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Environmental Standard for Sustainable Fishing.

Oceana has completed its third annual Baltic Sea expedition, aiming to expose the weaknesses of the current network of marine protected areas.

The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery in Canada has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

Albion Fisheries Ltd has become the first Canadian full line seafood distributor to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

The European Commission will impose trade sanction measures against the Faroe Islands at the end of this month due to the overfishing of Atlanto-Scandian herring, and similar measures will also be brought…

The Prince of Wales has praised the work of British fishermen in taking steps to reduce the impact of their industry on the marine environment.

A crab management plan has been approved by the Philippines’ department of agriculture, department of interior and local government (DA-DILG) to conserve and regulate blue swimming crab.