Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s “yellow card” warning to Senegalese authorities that the West African country risks being listed as a non-cooperating third country in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, has been welcomed…

29th May 2024

EJF: Senegal’s yellow card strengthens IUU fight

29th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has issued a so-called “yellow card” to Senegal, with the West African country informed that it needs to step up its actions in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

28th May 2024

Senegal issued with IUU fishing yellow card

28th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New conditions and safeguards for the use of certain exemptions to the margin of tolerance rules to ensure accurate fish quotas and healthy fisheries have been adopted by the European Commission.

28th May 2024

Stricter controls for EU fishing vessels

28th May 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Amid growing feed industry fears for the future of the blue whiting resource, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to the Norwegian government, calls on the…

28th May 2024

NAPA calls for Norwegian action on blue whiting

28th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greenpeace is urging the UK government to protect the Sargasso Sea and propose its designation as the first ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.

24th May 2024

Declare Sargasso Sea a ‘marine national park’, UK govt urged

24th May 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A collaborative project with creel fishers has successfully trialled a simple and relatively low-cost solution to the problem of whale entanglement that could be rolled out internationally saving many whales and sharks.

24th May 2024

New gear trials successfully prevent whale entanglements

24th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US’s Department of Commerce and NOAA have pledged US$20 million to help regional fishery management councils tackle the impacts of climate change.

23rd May 2024

$20m in climate change support for US fisheries

23rd May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

VeriFish Horizon Europe, a new project seeking to deliver an indicator framework to facilitate understanding of the complexity that lays behind the definition of sustainable seafood, and thereby enhance communication about the…

23rd May 2024

VeriFish – communicating responsible seafood consumption

23rd May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

North American seafood processor and marketer High Liner Foods Incorporated has committed to make a US$10 million investment in Andfjord Salmon Group AS.

23rd May 2024

High Liner Foods invests in land-based salmon farmer

23rd May 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Through policy reform and innovation support, the UK government wants to realise its vision of a thriving and sustainable fishing and seafood industry and a healthy marine environment, according to Lord (Richard) Benyon, Minister of State…

22nd May 2024

Lord Benyon: I want UK salmon farming to lead the way on sustainability

22nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has pledged £4.6 million to help make the UK’s aquaculture industry more sustainable.

22nd May 2024

£4.6m boost for UK sustainable aquaculture

22nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands (RAI) Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry to ask if recommendations made to the Scottish Government in 2018, to address economic, social and environmental issues related to…

22nd May 2024

Scottish salmon farming inquiry launched

22nd May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Through a new collaboration, Australian tuna business JR Simplot Company’s John West brand and Pacific tuna supply chain traceability and verification company Pacifical have begun exchanging data using the GDST (Global Dialogue…

21st May 2024

Tuna leaders improve transparency, sustainability levels

21st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An urchin ranching company and an environmental project developer are establishing a new business to tackle the ecological and climate challenges posed by urchin overpopulation

21st May 2024

Urchin ranching to tackle NZ kelp depletion

21st May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New reports by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) released this month (part 2) and October 2023 (part 1) show declines in performance of key reduction fisheries for the sixth year in a row,…

21st May 2024

Reduction analysis shows continued drop in fisheries performance

21st May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Five prominent international companies have committed to testing the winning products from the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge within their commercial operations. 

21st May 2024

Industry commits to testing winning F3 Challenge krill replacements

21st May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)’s 28th session, held 13-17 May 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, ended on a bitter note for the European fleet, according to fishing body Europêche. The organisation said…

20th May 2024

Europêche: European tuna fleet hit hard by IOTC’s double standards

20th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and World Wildlife Fund have welcomed action by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on drifting fish aggregate devices (FAD) but rue a missed opportunity to safeguard stocks.

20th May 2024

IOTC ‘misses chance to safeguard tuna’

20th May 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar blue economy, Ocean 14 Capital Fund I has announced it has closed on €201 million to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health. 

20th May 2024

Ocean 14 Capital Fund I reaches €200m

20th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Kongsberg Digital has concluded a new project funded by FHF (the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund) for the development of its K-Sim Fishery simulator to incorporate a new purse seine application. The new…

17th May 2024

Enhanced simulator improves safety and prevents fish loss

17th May 2024