Sustainability

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The United Kingdom risks missing out on a fast-growing global seaweed industry worth more than £6 billion, as regulatory hurdles and slow policy development continue to constrain the sector’s expansion, according to…

16th December 2025

Red tape threatens UK’s share of £6bn global seaweed market

16th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A group of international NGOs are taking legal action against French authorities for failing to protect seabirds against fishing gear entanglement.

16th December 2025

France in legal dispute over seabird protection

16th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU ministers have agreed 2026 fishing limits for Europe and the Western Mediterranean, maintaining stability for fishing fleets but failing to end overfishing or secure fisheries sustainability.

15th December 2025

EU fishing limits will not end overfishing

15th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the UK have reached a wide-ranging agreement on fishing opportunities for 2026, setting limits for more than 95 total allowable catches (TACs) across the North-East Atlantic.

11th December 2025

EU and UK seal 2026 fisheries deal

11th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the Cook Islands have signed a new seven-year protocol to their sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, allowing EU vessels continued access to a small share of the region’s tuna…

10th December 2025

EU and Cook Islands renew fisheries deal

10th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has hailed 2025 a milestone year, with major advances achieved in responsible aquaculture, an expansion of its global partnerships and the strengthening of its certification programmes across…

10th December 2025

ASC celebrates landmark year of growth, innovation and global collaboration

10th December 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) concluded its annual meeting with a mix of meaningful progress and consequential deferrals – outcomes that not only validate the Commission’s capacity to deliver…

10th December 2025

Delivering on science while delaying monitoring for Pacific tuna fisheries: ISSF’s response to the WCPFC annual meeting

10th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Social Partners in Fisheries have expressed deep concern and strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposal for Mediterranean fishing opportunities for 2026, saying the measures risk dismantling an entire sector…

10th December 2025

European Social Partners: New Med fishing proposal threatens jobs, coastal communities

10th December 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk renewed the agreement to continue hosting WorldFish in a move that seals Egypt’s pivotal role on the African continent as a leading producer…

10th December 2025

Egypt cements its aquaculture research partnership with WorldFish for further 25 years

10th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union, Norway and United Kingdom have concluded an agreement on the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea for 2026. 

9th December 2025

EU, Norway and UK agree on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2026

9th December 2025