Sustainability

OPINION

OPINION

The global demand for sustainable seafood has never been higher. Within the UK alone, 60% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for eco-friendly products, according to a 2022 Mintel report.…

10th March 2025

Op-Ed: The economic case for a net-zero Scottish seafood sector

10th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A consortium of civil society organisations has called on the Hong Kong government to urgently address critical gaps in the city’s seafood import regulations, with the coalition warning that the current framework…

6th March 2025

Hong Kong urged to tackle imported seafood failings

6th March 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Toei Reefer Line, a supplier of sashimi-grade tuna, is to install Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave onboard its factory vessels to support its evolving crew and business connectivity requirements.

5th March 2025

Tuna carrier upgrades crew, business connectivity

5th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Carrefour, Aramark, Culimer USA, Lusamerica Foods, Pacific Island Tuna and the Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (AGAC) have become the latest organisations to sign up to the Tuna Transparency Pledge, a…

5th March 2025

Tuna Transparency Pledge extends market reach

5th March 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Bluewild’s new trawler Ecofive has been handed over by the Westcon yard and this innovative new vessel has steamed to Ålesund for the last stages of outfitting before it…

4th March 2025

Ambitious thinking behind new factory trawler

4th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis has been praised by industry body, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) for his balanced approach to bottom trawling within marine protected areas (MPAs).…

4th March 2025

EBFA: EUs Kadis taking sensitive approach to bottom trawling

4th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Albanese Government’s commitment of AUD 3.5 million to develop new national food security strategy: Feeding Australia has been welcomed by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA).

4th March 2025

Australian food security strategy lauded by seafood industry

4th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has warned that taxing ASC-certified salmon will have serious and unintended environmental consequences for Norway’s aquaculture industry.

3rd March 2025

ASC slams tax on eco-labelled salmon

3rd March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has stepped up efforts to combat the alleged mismanagement of North East Atlantic blue whiting stocks and lack of political action on sharing pelagic quotas.

3rd March 2025

NAPA urges action on blue whiting

3rd March 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Florida-based Atlantic Sapphire – the largest recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) producer of salmon in the world – has become the first and only land-based salmon farm in the US to achieve Aquaculture…

27th February 2025

Atlantic Sapphire secures ASC

27th February 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ace Aquatec has unveiled an innovative electric trout stunner, designed to safeguard fish welfare during harvesting.

26th February 2025

Ace Aquatec unveils humane electric stunner

26th February 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) believes that 2025 will be a “pivotal year” for the organisation, with three major updates to its programme helping support the progress of environmentally sustainable and socially…

26th February 2025

ASC credits stakeholder collaboration for ‘transformative’ new standard

26th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group has been recognised as one the world’s most sustainable companies in the food products industry, ranking in the top 1% of the newly published S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025.

26th February 2025

Top ranking for Thai Union

26th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) third-party certification programmes Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) grew 5% in 2024, ending the year with a total of 4,168 facilities in 45 countries.…

26th February 2025

GSA certification programmes grow 5%

26th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Better targeted government support is needed to improve resilience and productivity in the fisheries sector, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

25th February 2025

OECD: Fisheries support should be redirected to improve resilience

25th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is a little-known farmed fish with great potential – offering a ready-made, fast-growing alternative to the much better-known and more popular seabass and seabream, according EUFish_SustainableGrowth, a project focused…

25th February 2025

Project looks to put more meagre on European plates

25th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Although US fisheries are among the safest in the world, there are inherent risks that observers face while working in remote and offshore locations, with potential exposure to harassment and unsafe working…

25th February 2025

NOAA to tackle rife fisheries observer harassment

25th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has exposed severe exploitation and abuse of fishers by distant water fishing fleets registered with the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation…

24th February 2025

ITF report exposes South Pacific labour abuses

24th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European coffeehouse chain Espresso House has onboarded a new seafood welfare policy that establishes rigorous standards for all fish and crustaceans in the company’s supply chain. The new policy builds on previous…

24th February 2025

Espresso House adopts new seafood welfare policy

24th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A fleet of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Southwest Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, likely violating UN sanctions, with many apparently subjected to…

24th February 2025

Investigation: Chinese tuna fleet used North Korean forced labour

24th February 2025