Sustainability

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global business Mars has joined the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) and has partnered with Wholechain, a GDST Verified Capable solution provider, to establish robust, end-to-end traceability across its seafood supply…

17th June 2025

Mars teams up with GDST and Wholechain to elevate its seafood traceability

17th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Senior ministers from France, Ghana, Maldives, Liberia, Panama and the European Commission have pledged strong support for transparency in beneficial ownership of fishing vessels, during an event hosted by the Environmental Justice…

16th June 2025

Nations unite for ocean transparency

16th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) has expressed disappointment following the decision by the General Court of the European Union to dismiss a legal challenge by Spain and several fishing organisations against…

16th June 2025

EU court ruling disheartens fishers

16th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seaweed biotech company BioMara, in partnership with UK ingredient supplier Macphie and Abertay University, has completed a landmark project under the Innovate UK’s multi-million-pound Better Food for All programme. The collaborative project is billed…

16th June 2025

Better Food for All project success for BioMara and Macphie

16th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is to channel €5.6 million in funding by 2030 to its Ocean Stewardship Fund, which helps fisheries advance their sustainability. Confirmation was given by Chief Executive Rupert…

13th June 2025

MSC allocates €5.6m to support sustainable fishing

13th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Yumbah Aquaculture has confirmed the delivery of an Australian aquaculture first, becoming the country’s first oyster producer to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

12th June 2025

Yumbah earns first BAP oyster certification for Australia

12th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New research from financial think tank Planet Tracker has, for the first time, revealed the actual tuna catch volumes of the world’s 30 largest tuna fishing companies, uncovering a startling lack of…

12th June 2025

Planet Tracker demands tuna transparency

12th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has welcomed the European Commission’s latest report on sustainable fishing, celebrating a record number of fish stocks now being fished at sustainable levels across EU waters.

11th June 2025

Oceana hails EU fishing progress

11th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With the United Kingdom pledging to ban bottom trawling in 41 marine protected areas (MPAs) at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, and France proposing restrictions in fewer MPAs,…

11th June 2025

Lawyers call for enforcement after UK and France vow to ban bottom trawling in protected areas

11th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A further 18 countries deposited their ratifications for the High Seas Treaty at a special event held at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, bringing the treaty much closer to…

10th June 2025

18 more countries ratify High Seas Treaty at UNOC3

10th June 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Ambassador Peter Thomson has announced the launch of a new report, the 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments…

10th June 2025

UNOC3: 30×30 Ocean Action Plan launched to accelerate ocean protection

10th June 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The latest round of the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) has opened, supporting projects that strengthen England’s seafood sector and support economic growth while enhancing nature recovery, UK government has confirmed.

10th June 2025

UK seafood funding scheme returns with £6m to invest

10th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The overall sustainability of EU fisheries is continuing to improve with more fish stocks being fished at sustainable levels, according to the European Commission. But it added that with climate change also…

10th June 2025

EU fish populations show signs of recovery

10th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU and Côte d’Ivoire have signed a protocol that resumes – after nearly a year – their cooperation under the fisheries partnership agreement.

10th June 2025

European Union, Côte d’Ivoire renew sustainable fisheries partnership

10th June 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Scottish Ocean Cluster – a new collaborative effort between Seafood Scotland, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Opportunity North East, Aberdeenshire Council and Zero Waste Scotland – has already enjoyed significant success…

10th June 2025

Seafood Scotland CEO Donna Fordyce: Cluster will bring more value without adding environmental or social pressures

10th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Just days before the United Nations Ocean Conference, hundreds of ocean advocates gathered in Nice to demand urgent action for ocean protection.

9th June 2025

Ocean advocates demand urgent action

9th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

In a stark warning ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference beginning on 9 June scientists from 19 countries, including India, have expressed deep concern over the growing threats to ocean biodiversity.

9th June 2025

Oceans under threat, warn scientists

9th June 2025

OPINION

OPINION

It’s our job as scientists to consider an issue dispassionately and analytically. But sometimes, when the evidence warrants it, we also have to sound the alarm. Today we are doing just that,…

9th June 2025

Op-Ed: Time to protect all the high seas from all forms of resource extraction – forever

9th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the new EU Ocean Pact, presented by the European Commission, saying it is encouraged by the recognition of the essential role of fisheries within the…

9th June 2025

Europêche: EU Ocean Pact charts a new course for fisheries

9th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new EU Ocean Pact unveiled by the European Commission to better align marine policy with science, innovation, environmental responsibility and food security has been lauded by the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance…

9th June 2025

EU Ocean Pact is a blueprint for the future of bottom fisheries, says EBFA

9th June 2025