Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has approved a series of updates to its conservation measures aimed at strengthening oversight of tuna supply chains, tightening rules on at-sea transhipment, and reinforcing best…

25th November 2025

ISSF tightens tuna sustainability rules with new measures on transhipment, bycatch and FAD management

25th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to commercialise two patents covering Morpholino-based sterility induction in finfish — a…

25th November 2025

CAT, UMBC strike exclusive deal to advance sterility technology for finfish

25th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and WorldFish have signed a Host Country Agreement that will establish WorldFish’s regional innovation hub for West Africa. The agreement marks a major step forward…

24th November 2025

WorldFish, Côte d’Ivoire to establish regional innovation hub

24th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Government has unveiled a suite of draft Fisheries Management Plans aimed at safeguarding the long-term sustainability of demersal fish stocks.

21st November 2025

Scotland proposes sustainable fishery plans

21st November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

ClientEarth and Oceana have taken the Spanish government back to court, accusing it of routinely permitting bottom trawling inside marine protected areas (MPAs) in breach of national and EU laws.

20th November 2025

Spain sued over MPA trawling

20th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Fresh research led by SINTEF and funded by the Norwegian Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry’s research funding body (FHF) reveals that smarter choices in nets, ropes and cleaning technologies could slash microplastic pollution from…

19th November 2025

SINTEF: Net materials, cleaning methods can dramatically cut microplastic emissions from fish farms

19th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche is calling on the European Commission to more fully integrate fisheries into the EU’s trade agenda, warning that current negotiations risk undermining the competitiveness and long-term viability of the bloc’s fleet…

19th November 2025

Europêche presses EU to put fisheries at the core of trade policy

19th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Make Fishing Fair Forum in Brussels has united Europe’s small-scale fishers, calling for urgent EU policy action to safeguard sustainable fisheries.

19th November 2025

Europe’s small-scale fishers demand fairness

19th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Justin Conrad, President of Bay Hill Seafood Sales, and the 2026 Chair of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) will testify on 19 November 2025 before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee…

19th November 2025

Incoming NFI chair to testify before congress on IUU bill

19th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global hotel brand Novotel, with 600 hotels in 68 countries, has become the first hospitality brand to join the Seafood Task Force (STF), with the move building upon its three-year ocean commitment…

19th November 2025

Novotel becomes first hospitality brand to join Seafood Task Force

19th November 2025