Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new tool has launched to provide a comprehensive view of the risks around illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18th May 2022

IUU fishing risk tool

18th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.

11th May 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

11th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Countries around the Northeast Atlantic are unilaterally setting quota limits despite ongoing discussions aimed at reaching sharing agreements, says the North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group.

11th May 2022

Atlantic quota dispute

11th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Some countries are turning a blind eye to declining tuna stocks, illegally fishing and resisting rebuilding plans, according to fisheries ministers from around the Indian Ocean.

9th May 2022

Tuna management slammed

9th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reform the country’s aquaculture sector.

3rd May 2022

Scottish aquaculture reform

3rd May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Azores pole-and-line fishery has become the world’s first ‘plastic neutral’ fishery.

25th April 2022

‘Plastic neutral’ fishery

25th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Satellite tagging stingrays, translocating sea urchins and developing deepsea cameras are among 22 projects and fisheries to have been awarded new funding by sustainable seafood certification and ecolabelling programme, the Marine Stewardship…

21st April 2022

$1m sustainability boost

21st April 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of Haiti have signed a financing agreement to implement the Inclusive Blue Economy Project (I-BE).

13th April 2022

IFAD funds Haiti project

13th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces seabream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

6th April 2022

Oman aqua certification first

6th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The European Union is committing an additional €500 million to financial intermediaries investing in the blue economy.

30th March 2022

Blue economy fund

30th March 2022