Sustainability

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

To meet the global population’s appetite for affordable seafood, aquaculture around the world has expanded widely, reaching a record 122.6 million tonnes in 2020. But to support the sector’s growth and safeguard…

3rd January 2024

Will PAPs be the new aquafeed?

3rd January 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

While its production technology has been tried and tested, Nueva Pescanova’s octopus farming project is at a crossroads, with regulatory approval to get the work started pending. The farm in Spain’s Canary…

2nd January 2024

Octopus farming – to be or not to be?

2nd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It’s hoped a new management plan that includes a partial closure of eel fisheries each year, a complete ban on recreational fishing, and the setting-up of a monitoring network to identify effective…

2nd January 2024

New management plan offers hope for Europe’s at-risk eels

2nd January 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In 2021, the percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea fell below 60% for the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a decade ago, according to a…

22nd December 2023

FAO/GFCM: Mediterranean, Black Sea overfishing fallen to lowest level in a decade

22nd December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To help retailers and other seafood-buying companies ensure the products they are buying are coming from credible fishery improvement projects (FIPs), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and FishChoice have launched a new…

21st December 2023

GSA, FishChoice increase FIP traceability

21st December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies on data collection represents a major sea-change in fisheries management that sets the standard for others to follow, according to…

21st December 2023

SFPA: Scottish pelagic data collection scheme paving the way for a sustainable future

21st December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

California-based canned seafood company Wild Planet has donated $1.1 million in food (the equivalent of 710,000 meals) in 2023 to aid sites across the United States. 

20th December 2023

Wild Planet donates $1.1m worth of seafood to hungry Americans

20th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With Australians expected to consume at least 22,000 tonnes of prawns during this year’s festive period, enough to fill 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools, new data from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds that…

20th December 2023

Aussie prawn fishers urge public to choose sustainably this Christmas

20th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Under an initiative by New Zealand fishing company Sealord and Nelson-based fishing gear supplier Motueka Nets, fishing gear that has reached the end of its useful life is being routed to recycling…

14th December 2023

Less plastic landfill as fishing gear goes for recycling

14th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An underwater robotic sorting device which helps fishing trawlers prevent by-catch by identifying and sizing fish and other marine life in real-time – is being developed by researchers from Heriot-Watt University in…

14th December 2023

AI-empowered fishing net helps prevent by-catch

14th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has published new plans to help protect and recover key fishing stocks.

14th December 2023

UK gov reveals stock recovery plans

14th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Thai Union Group is joining two global environmental initiatives in a move it says will reinforce the company’s commitment to sustainability.

13th December 2023

Thai Union commits to sustainability duo

13th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Scottish government has developed a new framework to better protect wild salmon populations.

13th December 2023

SEPA launches wild salmon protection plan

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) CEO Seán O’Donoghue has given what he describes as “a guarded welcome” to the European Fisheries Council talks that concluded in Brussels on 12 December 2023.

13th December 2023

KFO: Fisheries Council outcome ‘acceptable’ to Ireland

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following European Council’s agreement on 2024’s fishing opportunities for fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius has…

13th December 2023

EU tallies new Atlantic, Med, Black Sea fishing quotas

13th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

With 37,000 metres of nets retrieved from fishing grounds, in addition to thousands of metres of lines, ropes and warps, this year’s seabed clean-up operation by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has…

12th December 2023

Norway’s fishing gear clean-up breaks records

12th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following three days of negotiations in Brussels, European fisheries ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas for 2024.

12th December 2023

2024 fishing quotas approved for EU, non-EU waters

12th December 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK’s North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) has teamed up with boat builder Parkol Marine to build a new, first-of-its kind survey and patrol vessel.

12th December 2023

Parkol Marine wins UK survey-patrol newbuild contract

12th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK government’s decision to restrict pollack fishing highlights the urgent need for more data about the species, according to the team working on the Pollack Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) project.

12th December 2023

Project seeks insights into struggling pollack populations

12th December 2023