Industry News

Thai Union Group PCL has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) in a drive to reduce the growing problem of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) worldwide.

The Gulf of California industrial shrimp Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) in Mexico is focusing on stock assessment and fisher compliance under new ownership.

PrimeFish project experts provided an insight into German and European seafood consumer trends at Fish International 2018.

Fishing businesses in the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea are making record profits thanks to EU sustainability efforts, the European Commission has declared.

An independent adjudicator has confirmed the third-party conformity assessment body (CAB) decision that the PNA skipjack tuna fishery continues to meet the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.

Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) officers have carried out a joint patrol of Australia’s east coast to detect and deter civil maritime security…

Skaginn 3x AS will officially open its doors on March 5th with an office in Bodø run by industry veteran Magni Veturlidason, who has lived in Norway for thirty years.

DS-Concept has completed the funding of a $1.5 million trade finance facility for the US-based subsidiary of an Icelandic seafood processor and exporter. The client, an importer and wholesaler of fresh and…

Europêche has called for a new Fisheries Agreement accommodating Western Sahara following a court ruling that the EU’s deal with Morocco is valid while excluding Western Sahara and adjacent waters.

Digital tuna auction service provider TunaSolutions has become a member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).

The first London event to celebrate oysters aims to challenge preconceptions and promote sustainability.

European fishermen have stressed the importance of adopting workable and realistic measures which they say has not occurred with the landing obligation.

The Marine Antiquities Scheme (MAS), created to improve underwater heritage knowledge through the recording of marine archaeological finds, is launching in Northern Ireland.

Thailand prosecuted seven stateless fishing vessels from December to February.

Skaginn 3X, Frost and Rafeyri have signed a contract with JSC Gidrostroy to supply a pelagic processing factory in Kuril Islands, Russia.

A new patrol vessel, administrative building and vessel berth has been donated to the Republic of Palau.

Multiple appeals to secure Patagonian Toothfish fishing rights have failed following the South African Government’s decision that there are no suitable applicants.

The first illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing awareness day will take place globally on 5 June.

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) is making the case for ocean conservation and profitable fisheries highlighting the case for one-by-one fishing zones at St Helenas first-ever international conference.

Icelandic pelagic operators have reacted with disappointment at the capelin quota recommended by the Marine Research Institute following surveys carried out last month. The pelagic fleet has been fishing well on capelin…