Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NIWA’s new research vessel Kaharoa II will be in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park/ Ko te Pataka kai o Tīkapa Moana Te Moananui-ā-Toi over the three weeks to 10 September 2024, filming underwater habitats.…

27th August 2024

NZ researcher to study Hauraki Gulf

27th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

PK Srivastava, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the…

27th August 2024

India set to sign High Seas Treaty

27th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The comprehensive way members of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) have embraced the industry-science data collection initiative is testament to the industry’s commitment to sustainability and ensuring better stock management, According…

27th August 2024

SPFA: Data collection scheme will help ensure a sustainable future

27th August 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A project aiming to transform food production and supply chains by creating animal feed from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases has taken a big step forward with the opening of its first…

27th August 2024

Feed from gas project progresses with pilot facility launch

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK seafood industry is being encouraged to share positive and uplifting stories to support a new campaign aimed at improving the general public’s perceptions of seafood and its production. 

27th August 2024

Seafood for Life looks to improve industry reputation

27th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, is taking US federal fisheries managers to court, alleging the agency is failing to protect the Gulf of Alaska seafloor from the destructive effects of bottom trawling.

23rd August 2024

Oceana sues NMFS over seafloor destruction

23rd August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The company has joined forces with Seven Clean Seas and Second Life to implement innovative solutions that significantly…

22nd August 2024

New partnership tackles ocean plastic problem

22nd August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish Government has embarked on a public consultation that could ban bottom-trawl fishing across 20 offshore marine protected areas (MPAs). For 15 of these, the government is considering two options – banning bottom trawling…

22nd August 2024

Scotland consults on bottom-trawl ban

22nd August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A wide range of environmental and social impacts were delivered by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) programme in 2023, according to its new interactive  ‘ASC Annual Impacts Report: 2023 in Review’, which…

21st August 2024

ASC demonstrates increased impact on people and planet

21st August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a…

21st August 2024

Mussel farm bringing shellfish reefs back to Devon’s seabed

21st August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International scientists have expressed concerns on the issuing of new licenses for longline fishing in the Maldives and have called on the Maldivian government to consider the serious ecological, economic, and reputational ramifications of reopening the…

21st August 2024

Longline fishing poses danger to shark sanctuary, scientists warn

21st August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The speed with which the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study was conducted in 2018 is “remarkable”, according to Dr Katie Brigden, Pelagic Fisheries…

20th August 2024

Scottish pelagic programme ‘paving way for further collaboration

20th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new report highlights the future challenges facing the UK’s wild capture seafood industry as a result of climate change.

19th August 2024

Report warns of climate risk for UK seafood

19th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

NOAA Fisheries has pledged over US$9 million from Inflation Reduction Act funds to help safeguard North Atlantic right whales.

15th August 2024

NOAA pledges US$9m to protect right whales

15th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new poll reveals that US voter are overwhelmingly in favour of stronger ocean protection, including safeguarding workers’ rights and promoting transparency in the seafood supply chain.

14th August 2024

US voters demand stronger ocean protection

14th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Dr Grinson George has assumed charge of the Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), part of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education at India’s Ministry of Agriculture. He…

13th August 2024

India’s CMFRI appoints new director

13th August 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Innovative ways for Caribbean nations to fund and boost their economies are the subject of new research conducted by the UK’s University of Portsmouth.

12th August 2024

Solutions suggested to boost Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture

12th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Part of the South African albacore tuna pole and line fishery, represented by ICV Africa, has become the first to successfully achieve MSC certification, after taking part in the In-Transition to MSC…

9th August 2024

MSC certifies first South African tuna fishery

9th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Despite natural fluctuations, fishers, divers and scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about unexplained structural decline of European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Netherlands’ Eastern Scheldt lobster fishery. It has also been determined…

9th August 2024

LobStAR launched to get a grip on declining Dutch stocks

9th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A report on the implementation of technical measures introduced in 2019 to protect fisheries resources and marine ecosystems has been published by the European Commission.

9th August 2024

EC: Technical measures boosting fisheries sustainability

9th August 2024