Sustainability

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farming companies in Scotland have dramatically reduced antibiotic medicine use by more than half in the space of a year, according to a new UK government report. 

6th November 2023

Scotland’s salmon farmers slash antibiotics usage

6th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Considering the clear decline of Europe’s eel population, in 2007 the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation establishing measures for stock recovery with the requirement for each member state to…

3rd November 2023

Ten years of eel restocking in France

3rd November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) are teaming up on scientific research and its use in fisheries management.

2nd November 2023

Scottish pelagic fishers turn to science

2nd November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish government-funded study seeks to expand the knowledge and understanding of seabird by-catches in the offshore longline fishery for hake in UK and EU waters. This is being done through new data…

2nd November 2023

Understanding seabird interaction in Scottish longline fisheries

2nd November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The aquaculture sector needs more effective governance to be sustainable, according to new research from a team of international experts.

1st November 2023

Aquaculture needs more governance to be sustainable

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Biden-Harris Administration is investing US$60 million for NOAA Fisheries to address tribal priorities and tackle the impacts of climate change on Pacific salmon.

1st November 2023

US funds salmon fisheries climate change adaptations

1st November 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

US agricultural bioscience company Yield10 Bioscience and aquafeed giant BioMar Group have entered a long-term partnership to commercialise a Camelina crop containing enriched levels of EPA and DHA equal to fish oil.

1st November 2023

New partnership looks to grow fish oil on land

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

High value mackerel from Irish waters should be used for human consumption in Ireland, and not utlised as an animal feed ingredient in other countries, the country’s fishing industry has insisted ahead…

31st October 2023

Fishers insist mackerel shouldn’t go to animal feeds

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

“The first E-Line hauling system went through a very long trial period onboard Loran, and after eight months in daily operations making sure we could be confident that it was right. Ståle…

31st October 2023

Coastal longlining going electric

31st October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Maaskant has helped a fishing vessel on its journey to fully carbon-free operation.

30th October 2023

Damen Maaskant helps razor shell fishery on path to electrification

30th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Two conservation and community groups have submitted a complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority over claims made by Salmon Scotland.

26th October 2023

Salmon Scotland to face sustainability claim challenge

26th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A proposal for the catch limits for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak in 2024 has been put forward by the European Commission, with the…

26th October 2023

Fishing limits proposed for Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak

26th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NGOs have condemned the European Union’s decision to keep open a Baltic Sea herring fishery, saying the move will contribute to ecosystem destruction and goes against EU law.

25th October 2023

EU Baltic herring decision slammed

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The management of reduction fisheries in South America continues to stagnate or even decline, according to a new report by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

25th October 2023

South American reduction fisheries in decline, says SFP

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Papua New Guinea’s Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery has attained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first small-scale fishery to achieve the standard.

25th October 2023

First for PNG as rock lobster fishery is certified sustainable

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Delegations of the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the management measures for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the…

25th October 2023

Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring quotas set

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the European Commission’s proposal  made in August this year. 

24th October 2023

Agreement reached on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2024

24th October 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

New, version three of MarinTrust’s Factory Standard has been released, with the standard becoming effective on 1 May 2024.

23rd October 2023

MarinTrust unveils new factory standard

23rd October 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Precision Measurement Engineering (PME) brand Aquasend has joined the HATCH Blue Accelerator 6.0 programme, a 14-week international masterclass designed to scale sustainable solutions in the blue economy for US-based companies. 

23rd October 2023

Aquasend selected for HATCH Blue Accelerator 6.0 programme

23rd October 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

As a key source of high-quality protein and other nutrients, seafood is an essential part of the human diet, and with the global population continuing to rise, demand is likely to increase…

23rd October 2023

Tuna side-streams – for a circular fish farming industry

23rd October 2023