Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has praised the inclusion of fisheries, aquaculture, and family farming in the G20’s 2023 priorities, emphasising their role in global nutrition and livelihoods.

16th September 2024

FAO applauds G20 focus on fisheries and aquaculture

16th September 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Investment company Blue Future Holding has acquired the remaining 67.2% of the shares in GreenFox Marine AS, with the goal to expand into new markets and reach further growth. Previously, Blue Future…

16th September 2024

GreenFox Marine acquired by Blue Future Holding

16th September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SustainED, a new educational programme for the sustainable development of Ecuador’s shrimp industry, has been launched by the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) and the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA).

16th September 2024

Ecuador’s shrimp industry educated on sustainability

16th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Shrimp Welfare Project is pioneering the use of free electric stunners developed by Optimar to large-scale farms to help ensure ethical welfare standards.

13th September 2024

Electric stunners aid shrimp welfare

13th September 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have become a vital tool for tropical tuna fisheries and a need has developed to modify and simplify their construction to reflect the demands of both the industry…

12th September 2024

Biodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries

12th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed “positive outcomes” for Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries at the conclusion of the 1-6 September 2024 annual meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna…

11th September 2024

IATTC electronic monitoring ‘win’ welcomed

11th September 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish fisheries science and technology centre AZTI has developed an AI application designed to enhance the management and sustainability of commercial fisheries.

11th September 2024

AI developed to optimise fish school identification

11th September 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Cermaq, Mowi and Salmones Austral are now using Garware’s anti-caligus skirts in Chile, with the non-pharmacological alternative becoming part of their health strategies to control infestations in their operations.

11th September 2024

Anti-caligus skirts going down well in Chile

11th September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture R&D company FAI has entered a new working partnership with Egypt’s Central Lab for Aquaculture Research (CLAR) to advance fish welfare within the Egyptian tilapia sector.

10th September 2024

Egypt looks to step up tilapia welfare

10th September 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable seafood eco-labelling scheme Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is failing to identify forced labour violations in the fisheries it certifies despite claims to the contrary, claims new research published in Ocean Sustainability.

10th September 2024

Report: Tuna vessels using forced labour hiding behind eco-label

10th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Accountability.Fish has raised further concerns over the lack of transparency within the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which governs nearly 60% of the world’s tuna supply. The NGO has publicly named…

10th September 2024

WCPFC member states urged to uphold UN agreement

10th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With nearby volcanic activity forcing the people and businesses of fishing town Grindavik to relocate, the organisers of the 14th Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition (IceFish) are providing a special community…

9th September 2024

IceFish 2024 to bring Grindavik community back together

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A component of the South African albacore tuna fishery, represented by ICV Africa, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery to do so following participation in the In-Transition…

9th September 2024

A first for newly-certified South African tuna fishery

9th September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council and non-profit organisation Kaleka have joined forces to promote sustainable seafood farming in Indonesia’s Seruyan district.

6th September 2024

ASC and Kaleka team up on sustainable aquaculture

6th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Maldives has confirmed it is no longer issuing longline licences turning its focus instead to local one-by-one fishers and marine conservation.

5th September 2024

Maldives permanently bans longline fishing

5th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There’s nothing unusual about seismic activity in Iceland. In November last year, the inhabitants of one of the country’s key ports were evacuated from their homes as weeks of earthquakes turned out…

5th September 2024

Seafood – Iceland’s economic keystone

5th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Finnish food tech company Hailia is joining forces with fish supplier, Kalayapriikki, and retail cooperative, S Group, on an innovative product that reduces waste.

4th September 2024

Discarded fish parts become gourmet trout

4th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for nine out of the 10 stocks managed by the EU in the Baltic Sea. The remaining quota proposal, Bothnian herring,…

3rd September 2024

Baltic Sea fishing opportunities proposed for 2025

3rd September 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Researchers from Nofima and international collaborators have made important discoveries about how Atlantic salmon react to prolonged exposure to low levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

3rd September 2024

New findings on salmon’s response to hydrogen sulphide in land-based farms

3rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024