Industry News

Thai Union Group has shared its efforts to combat modern slavery and forced labour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A French artisanal longline and handline fishery representing small Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) boats has entered assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.

International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) has chosen four winners from its short film competition to document the lives of women in several segments of the seafood industry.

Thailand has become one of the first countries in Southeast Asia to publish a full list of all its registered and licensed fishing vessels, alongside a watchlist containing vessels prohibited from fishing.

A former fisherman has been appointed as Wales Fishing Safety Project Officer to work with the Welsh fishing fleet by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry.

A new coalition of educators and international policy experts aims to aims to foster innovative fisheries policies and develop and inspire a new generation of fisheries leaders across the Pacific Islands region.

Organización de Productores de Túnidos y Pesca Fresca de la Isla de Tenerife (Islatuna) has become the latest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).

Fish populations have been generally increasing, reaching biomass levels 39% higher in 2016 than in 2003.

12 companies in the ‘Leaders for a Living Ocean’ group have reported on their sustainability work as they work towards the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) ‘20 by 2020’ goal.

Siam Canadian, which has a thirty-year track record as a frozen seafood supplier has now upped its interest in the frozen meat business and officially established a new entity, Siam Canadian –…

Tradewind has announced the closing of a $2.5 million export factoring facility for a producer of fishmeal based in Peru. The aquaculture company sells to buyers in Asia, Europe, South and North…

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its international partners have wrapped up an operation focusing on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific Ocean on the high seas outside…

Pacific Forum leaders have welcomed the increased air surveillance capacity of the new Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Aerial Surveillance Program funded by Australia under the Pacific Maritime Security Program, PMSP.

National Fisheries Developments (NFD) has added a 37m long 107t pole and line vessel with a Nigata 6MG 25BX engine to its Solomon Islands flag fleet.

Skaginn 3X AS is expanding in Norway with a new service office in Tromsø which should give both onshore and offshore clients better access to support.

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2019 for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea. It proposes to increase catches for plaice, western cod, sprat,…

GEPS Techno has signed its first commercial contract with CEMRE shipyard in Turkey, to install its autonomous anti-roll stabilisation system in a Norwegian fishing vessel.

The Scottish fishing industry is urging oil and gas companies to ensure that offshore infrastructure is completely removed from the seabed when it is decommissioned.

August has been a great month for the two fresher trawlers operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan’s subsidiary Bergur-Huginn. The pair have between them landed 829 tonnes of fish during August and each…

NOAA Fisheries has reported that although Pacific bluefin tuna numbers continue to be low, there are signs the population is recovering and rebuilding targets set by international agreement are on track to…