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Fisheries Innovation Scotland has announced that applications are open for the next International Study Bursary 2018.

At GB£944m, Scottish seafood international exports rose by 23% last year and a contingent of seafood companies headed for the Japan Seafood Expo 2018 aims to continue the trend.

The first bluefin tuna fishery has been entered for assessment against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standards. The target of the assessment is a single longline vessel, Dai-ichi Shofuku-maru, which caught 48…

A new digital platform can capture, monitor and analyse system wide data from mounted sensors on linked equipment to help improvement management and quality of seafood in factories.

Tradewind has announced the closing of a US$6m export factoring facility for a seafood processor and exporter based in China.

Sydney Rock Oysters are getting smaller due to coastal acidification, a new report has found.

The Bahamas Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery is the world’s first Caribbean fishery to join the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme.

Thirteen people who drowned in 2017 might be alive today had they been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, a maritime safety panel has found.

Sociedad Cooperativa del Mar Pesca Restinga (PESCARESTINGA) and Cofradia De Pescadores Nuestra Señora De Los Reyes (Cofradia de La Restinga) have become the latest members of the International Pole & Line Foundation…

Students at a Thai school are better equipped to make healthy dietary decisions after attending one of Thai Union Group’s nutrition workshops.

The Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU) has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) Global Partnership as a funding partner.

Just 8% of global production of snapper and grouper can be classified as sustainable or improving, and the key to improving the sector worldwide lies largely in Southeast Asia, according to the…

Iceland-headquartered Marel will acquire German food processing equipment manufacturer MAJA in a deal expected to be finalised in the third quarter of 2018.

The European Commission (EC) has lifted its illegal fishing-focused ‘yellow card’ for South Pacific island Tuvalu in recognition of its work to address the shortcomings in its fisheries governance.

Al Badr Seafoods Pvt. Ltd has become the first Indian member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and has extended its support for its local one-by-one tuna fishery.

The European Union has partnered with China to improve international governance of the oceans including combating IUU fishing and promoting a sustainable blue economy.

Seafish has launched the Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme (RFPS) to certify responsible food safety and operational practices within fishing ports and is calling on suitable ports to apply.

Forum Fisheries Agency director general James Movick and Australia’s Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Hon. Senator Anne Ruston, have signed a new 10-year partnership agreement at the annual Forum Fisheries…

Vessel owners and skippers around the UK are being asked to participate in research to gather data on the financial and operational performance of the UK fishing fleet.