Sustainability

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood supply chain collective Follow the Fish has called on the European Commission to require more consumer information on all seafood. To address this lack of transparency, the group met with the head of…

12th December 2024

EU pressed to provide consumer info on all seafood

12th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sea Farms, a leading shrimp farm in Thailand, has become the first to install a new humane stunning system in partnership with the Shrimp Welfare Project.

11th December 2024

First humane shrimp stunner for Thailand

11th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Recognising that aquaculture is becoming increasingly vital for food security, employment and economic development in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and that the sector has experienced strong growth in recent years,…

11th December 2024

Mediterranean, Black Sea countries align on aquaculture vision

11th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has published its first sustainability report, a document highlighting the organisation and its members’ commitment to the best environmental, social, and transparency practices in the sector.

11th December 2024

SSP launches first sustainability report

11th December 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Canadian aquaculture research company Onda has confirmed it is working with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) on a new Canola AgriScience Cluster research project examining the use of canola-based feed meal…

11th December 2024

Onda advances research on feed alternatives

11th December 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New research conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has enhanced the understanding of why sea lice are predominantly attracted to salmon. The study investigates the chemicals…

11th December 2024

Nofima: Salmon secretions attract lice

11th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) concluded its latest annual meeting in Fiji with several positive results for Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries, including for electronic monitoring (EM) and management procedures, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

10th December 2024

Pacific tuna fishing meeting outcomes lauded

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An agreement has been reached by the European Union, Norway and the UK on the sustainable management of North Sea stocks in 2025, with the new deal also securing valuable fishing opportunities and…

10th December 2024

North Sea fisheries deal reached for 2025

10th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has unveiled a new platform designed to provide comprehensive assurance and traceability solutions.

5th December 2024

GSA unveils traceability platform

5th December 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The latest Salmon Welfare Scorecard, published by Compassion in World Farming, has found that 62% of the farmed salmon producers that it assessed have improved their reporting and policies on welfare compared…

4th December 2024

Salmon Welfare Scorecard – Small improvement in industry transparency

4th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 88% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest Status of the Stocks report. This, the global coalition says, is…

4th December 2024

ISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (Squid SR) has published details of its participants’ squid sourcing in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), becoming the first precompetitive collaboration to participate in the project.

4th December 2024

Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable joins ODP

4th December 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Transitioning to an EU fisheries sector that decarbonises and shifts practices toward lower energy-intensity and lower impacts on depleted fish populations and the ocean is crucial for achieving climate objectives, ensuring the…

3rd December 2024

New EU Commissioners urged to end fisheries’ fossil fuel subsidies

3rd December 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of fishing vessel Leinebris. The newbuild, which Tersan describes as “advanced and sustainable” is the result of a collaboration with vessel owner Leinebris AS and…

3rd December 2024

Tersan launches ‘advanced and sustainable’ catcher, Leinebris

3rd December 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy Maritime Domain Awareness Programme (MDAP) and Global Fishing Watch have signed an information sharing letter of intent (LoI) to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

3rd December 2024

UK Royal Navy, Global Fishing Watch team up to tackle IUU

3rd December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

With the fish and seafood industry being an integral contributor to local and regional economies, the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) have confirmed they are supporting…

2nd December 2024

Canadian government, PEI back seafood industry improvements

2nd December 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Farmed salmon sold with the prestigious “Label Rouge” (Red Label) can now be fed diets containing insect-derived ingredients during the juvenile stages thanks to cooperation between value chain partners in the Scottish…

29th November 2024

Insect feeds approved for Label Rouge salmon

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

MarinTrust and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) are joining forces to promote cooperation within the marine ingredient supply chain.

29th November 2024

MarinTrust and MSC foster cooperation

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Calling for an end to the practice of conducting key fisheries sustainability meetings in private, NGO Accountability.Fish has challenged Canadian Fisheries Minister Dianne Lebouthillier to move for their opening at the General…

28th November 2024

Canada asked to stand against sustainability secrecy

28th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing the ocean’s mesopelagic zone – located between 200 and 1,000 metres deep and extending from the Arctic to the Antarctic – could have serious consequences, warns a new scientific report.

28th November 2024

Report: Catching fish at 200-metre depths could have climatic consequences

28th November 2024