Sustainability

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK fishers, seafood farmers, fish buyers and suppliers, as well as retailers and restaurateurs keen to champion their sustainability credentials, have six weeks to enter the 2025 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and…

15th July 2025

Nominations open for 2025 MSC, ASC awards

15th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced that its 24 participating companies have achieved an outstanding 99.6% compliance rate with its rigorous conservation measures in the 2024 audit period.

14th July 2025

Tuna industry hits sustainability milestone

14th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marking World Shark Awareness Day on 14 July, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is spearheading a new initiative to boost shark conservation efforts in India.

14th July 2025

CMFRI leads shark awareness efforts

14th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched a three-day hands-on training programme on sustainable fish feed production using black soldier fly (BSF) larvae.

11th July 2025

CMFRI trains farmers in sustainability

11th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to shape a new EU strategy for fisheries external action, which it says is a key step towards more sustainable and globally responsible…

10th July 2025

Brussels calls for evidence to shape strategy on fisheries external action

10th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Victory Farms has become the first tilapia farm in Kenya and Africa to participate in an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) under the Improver Programme by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

9th July 2025

Victory Farms joins ASC Improver Programme, setting benchmark for tilapia farming in Africa

9th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fifty specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay recently participated in a…

8th July 2025

FAO promotes sustainable aquaculture guidelines in Latin America, Caribbean

8th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A pioneering salmon farming project in Wester Ross is turning fish waste into a valuable forestry product, backed by GB£630,290 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

8th July 2025

Fish waste fuels circular economy drive

8th July 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Alongside delivering deserved downtime to fishers and the communities they come from, these annual, open-to-all country-wide festivities recognise an industry that has supported countless generations, and which continues to be a global…

8th July 2025

Fishermen’s Day – a celebration of Iceland’s past, present and future

8th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Purse seine fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal have jointly achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for Iberian sardines from the Atlantic coast, the first fishery to do so through such an…

8th July 2025

Iberian sardines regain MSC certification

8th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sean Sloan has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in Australia.

8th July 2025

International fisheries, aquaculture leader to take FRDC helm

8th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK indoor shrimp farmer Three-Sixty Aquaculture has started new technology trials with NanobOx and GIS Gas Infusion Systems Inc with the aim to improve its facility’s efficiency and sustainability. According to the…

7th July 2025

Three-Sixty Aquaculture trials tech to augment RAS efficiency, sustainability

7th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

There has been a significant drop in the sustainability performance of key global fisheries used in the production of marine ingredients, reveals a new report by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

3rd July 2025

SFP warns of fisheries decline

3rd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the European Commission meets to discuss marine ecosystems, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) has called for a more pragmatic and science-driven approach to ocean protection.

3rd July 2025

EBFA calls for balanced marine conservation

3rd July 2025

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

A new safety film has been launched to help fishermen prepare for one of the most dangerous emergencies at sea – man overboard recovery.

3rd July 2025

WATCH: New fishing safety film tackles man overboard recovery

3rd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Within a package of 37 new fishing industry initiatives, the Danish government has established trawl-free areas in 19% of its marine waters, with the decision introducing a bottom trawl ban in the…

3rd July 2025

Denmark introduces bottom trawl ban

3rd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPA) must urgently evolve to meet the European Union’s sustainability and human rights goals, warns a new report.

2nd July 2025

EU fisheries deals need reform, says IUU Fishing Coalition

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently unveiled European Ocean Pact strategic initiative has been welcomed by the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) for offering a renewed approach for EU maritime sectors, including aquaculture, and for…

2nd July 2025

FEAP: European Ocean Pact completely ignores freshwater aquaculture

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Harimanada Co Ltd, located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its…

2nd July 2025

Certification first for Japanese oysters

2nd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A treaty ceremony held by the FAO in Rome on 30 June 2025 saw four new accessions to FAO’s international treaties on fisheries deposited with the Director-General of FAO.

2nd July 2025

Quartet of new accessions to FAO fisheries treaties

2nd July 2025