Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has developed a new toolkit to support the sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in Senegal.

20th September 2024

EJF toolkit empowers Senegal’s fishers

20th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Having seen a steady decline in its commercially- and socially-important lake whitefish fishery, Great Lakes St Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) is two years into a long-term project facilitating a turnaround in…

19th September 2024

GSGP: We’re creating value beyond the fillet

19th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Having collaborative partners and being able to develop very clear business plans that not only solve challenges, but which are economically feasible and can generate real revenue for those companies will further…

19th September 2024

100% Fish and the power of partnerships

19th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood value chains are increasingly changing mindsets and becoming more collaborative to deal with the issue of valuable raw material by-products going to waste, according to Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman of…

19th September 2024

Fish Waste for Profit: Turning 10m tonnes of waste into 10m tonnes of value

19th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oceana is urging the European Commission to expand labelling requirements for processed seafood products, calling for greater transparency for consumers.

19th September 2024

Oceana demands processed seafood transparency

19th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Innovation has been central to the success of Iceland’s fisheries and seafood sectors and is an increasingly important factor behind the value that they are creating. But this progress must be further…

18th September 2024

Iceland must keep innovating, insists fisheries minister

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having appointed Costas Kadis to the position of Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, EU President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined Kadis’s priorities moving forward, urging the former Cypriot politician and his fellow new commissioners to “hit the…

18th September 2024

New EU fisheries chief tasked with safeguarding industry and environment

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has expressed strong support for the nomination of Costas Kadis as the new Commissioner-Designate for Fisheries and Oceans.

18th September 2024

Europêche welcomes new Fisheries Commissioner

18th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has expanded the presence of its products into Oceania, with New Zealand-based king salmon producer Mount Cook Alpine Salmon seeing great benefits from the award-winning…

18th September 2024

Ace Aquatec extends biomass technology to New Zealand

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A coalition of 22 NGOs has released joint recommendations to the EU regarding fishing opportunities for 2025, urging action to restore and maintain sustainable fish stocks.

17th September 2024

NGOs call for urgent action to restore fish stocks

17th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has proposed a revision to strengthen EU regulations against unsustainable fishing practices by non-EU countries.

16th September 2024

EU targets non-member fishing practices

16th September 2024

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