Industry News

Most Canadian retailers are not doing enough to tackle human rights abuses in seafood supply chains, according to sustainability watchdog, SeaChoice.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has reacted angrily to the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea on catch opportunities for 2022, saying it is ‘dismayed’ with the…

The Environmental Justice Foundation and partners have launched a new project to help tackle the illegal fishing that is threatening food security and livelihoods in Senegal.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has appointed a new assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries.

The European Commission has published a report on the implementation of the Fisheries Control Regulation for the period 2015 to 2019 saying that more needs to be done to ensure strong and…

French-headquartered retail business, Auchan, has become the latest organisation to join the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).

Making a keynote speech at the The City of Law School – University of London, PFA President Gerard van Balsfoort said that it will take time for the UK to find its…

The European Fisheries Control Agency, in cooperation with the Member States Control Expert Group for the Baltic Sea Fisheries Forum, has carried out an evaluation of compliance with the landing obligation (LO)…

Dr Darian McBain, Thai Union’s group director of sustainability, has been recognised as one of ten SDG pioneers by the United Nations Global Compact.

An integrated weighing and tray sealing solution from Ishida Europe has enabled a Spanish fish processor to double throughput on one of its key product lines.

A taskforce instrumental in smoothing Scottish seafood exports met for the final time on Monday with reassurances that engagement with the fisheries sector will continue.

The UK and EU have signed an agreement on catch levels for 2021, but the NFFO has questioned the power balance after the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ends.

Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has issued its recommendations for the 2021-22 quota year, providing its recommended catch limits for around 30 species.

A third attempt to reach agreement between Indian Ocean Tuna Commission members on rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock has been successful, but there are already warnings that this does not…

In a two-week operation coinciding with the United Nations’ International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing earlier this month, a joint operation has cracked down Indonesian vessels fishing in…

Satlink is advising the first international working group made up of suppliers of electronic monitoring (EM) solutions for fishing vessels.

The Nueva Pescanova Group and IBM are working together to trace all Nueva Pescanova seafood products on the IBM Food Trust platform, a blockchain network designed to help ensure traceability across the…

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has welcomed two new additions to its board of trustees.

A campaign has launched in Scotland to help raise awareness of a non-native lobster species which is posing a threat to indigenous wildlife.

Operation Tui Moana, a regional fisheries surveillance operation covering the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu as well as associated high seas, marked twenty…