Sustainability

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A trade association working in the tuna and shrimp sectors has expanded its activities across the Asia Pacific region.

14th February 2024

Seafood Task Force welcomes new members

14th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has joined the National WIC Association (NWA) as a non-profit organisation/small business partner. The pairing is part of NFI’s efforts to advocate for and…

13th February 2024

National Fisheries Institute joins WIC association

13th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Conservation groups have expressed their ‘disappointment’ at the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to delay the roll-out by two years of its latest fisheries standard.

12th February 2024

Conservation groups hit back at MSC delays

12th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Stewardship Council has delayed the full roll-out of its latest fisheries standard by two years.

12th February 2024

MSC delays new standards roll-out

12th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A move to combat human rights and labour abuses in a jumbo flying squid fishery in international waters has been hailed as ‘historic’.

9th February 2024

‘Historic’ labour abuses decision for squid fishery

9th February 2024

OPINION

OPINION

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges industry to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring.

9th February 2024

Op-Ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries

9th February 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has warned skippers of the potential dangers of derrick head quick-release mechanisms after the death of a deckhand on board a scallop dredger in October 2023.

8th February 2024

MAIB issues derrick advice after fatal injury

8th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The monsoon trawl ban implemented in southwest India is not detrimental to kiddi (karikadi) prawn resources, finds a new study conducted by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

8th February 2024

CMFRI: Monsoon trawl ban not detrimental to prawn resources

8th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 12th annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) concluded on 2 February 2024 with a consensual agreement on a new allocation for Chilean jack mackerel.

8th February 2024

EU secures more Chilean jack mackerel

8th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

NEOM, the sustainable regional development taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, has confirmed the establishment of a joint-venture (JV) with Tabuk Fisheries Company. Endorsed by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture…

6th February 2024

NEOM enters joint-venture to establish Topian Aquaculture

6th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The first two companies to achieve certification against the requirements outlined in the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Feed Standard have been confirmed as Mexican-based feed producer Vimifos and the Chilean branch of…

6th February 2024

First feed mills become ASC-certified

6th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

With the help of funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have discovered a way to utilise decomposing seaweed to mass produce marine enchytraeids, small worms naturally…

6th February 2024

Seaweed worms – alternative farmed fish diet shows great promise

6th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The latest phase of a fund to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon is open for applications.

5th February 2024

Scottish wild salmon fund reopens

5th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A US coalition of shrimp producers is urging the federal government to shut down supply chains which it alleges are exploiting Uyghur labour.

5th February 2024

Shrimp farmers call for end to Uyghur exploitation

5th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new study reveals for the first time substantial benefits for Zambian farmers from adopting smallholder aquaculture. The research, published in Agriculture & Food Security, provides evidence of how fish farming diversifies livelihoods and improves…

2nd February 2024

Zambian farmers benefiting from smallholder aquaculture

2nd February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing for sandeel in English waters of the North Sea will be banned from April if UK government plans get the go-ahead.

1st February 2024

Sandeel fishing banned in UK waters

1st February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A UK satellite company has been urged to stop providing GPS data to fisheries that puts vulnerable ocean species at risk.

1st February 2024

Satellite company warned its contributing to overfishing

1st February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Cabo Verde has officially deposited its instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, with the West African country’s instrument of acceptance bringing the total number of…

31st January 2024

Cabo Verde accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement

31st January 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With fish cage skirts increasingly becoming a integral tool for improving prevention strategies against Caligus infestations, acting as a physical barrier between farmed salmon and sea lice challenges, Garware has developed its…

30th January 2024

Garware’s new skirt raises sea lice protection

30th January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More than 30 major seafood companies, industry associations and pre-competitive coalitions have expressed their support for addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights violations to the South Pacific Regional…

30th January 2024

Seafood buyers urge South Pacific action

30th January 2024