Sustainability

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

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The progression of intelligent automation in manufacturing and supply chain management has been nothing short of groundbreaking. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to today’s era of smart factories and…

21st February 2025

Opinion: From predictive to prescriptive – how agentic AI is reshaping manufacturing operations for seafood businesses

21st February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Chinese Taipei has deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, advancing the tally of formal acceptances to 90, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed.

20th February 2025

Chinese Taipei accepts subsidies agreement

20th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has launched a national resource of isotopic data – food’s unique fingerprint – that can be used to help protect and further grow Australia’s reputation for high-quality, safe and…

18th February 2025

New tool to verify Aussie food credentials

18th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A major GBP 4.25 million project will aim to understand and predict tipping points in marine ecosystems, and their consequences and opportunities for the UK, particularly for the fishing industry.

18th February 2025

Project to investigate climate tipping points

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine conservation organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Hilborn Lab at the University of Washington have launched the latest update of their Fishery Improvement Projects Database (FIP-DB).

18th February 2025

Updated FIP database launched

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A first ever harmonised system to collect catch data from recreational fisheries in marine coastal areas across the EU has been implemented, the European Commission has confirmed.

13th February 2025

Brussels presses for robust recreational fishing data

13th February 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A student from the University of Plymouth in the UK has been honoured with an Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries award.

13th February 2025

Plymouth student wins aquaculture award

13th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fifty-six EU vessels will be able to fish tuna and related species for the next five years in Cabo Verde’s waters, under an updated fisheries deal approved by European Parliament.

13th February 2025

EU approves new Cabo Verde tuna fishing agreement

13th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European leaders have received a fresh call to ban destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) and to simultaneously provide support for small-scale fishing sectors and marine ecosystems.

11th February 2025

Macron, EU urged to end fishing in MPAs

11th February 2025