Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has unveiled its net-zero plans at conferences hosted by the United Nations and the European Commission.

23rd June 2023

Europêche unveils net-zero ambitions

23rd June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Officially launched at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2023 in Barcelona, the Bycatch Solutions Hub is a web-based platform connecting retailers and other businesses that want to financially support projects to reduce ocean…

23rd June 2023

Involving Kitty and Fido in blue actions

23rd June 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has welcomed five new companies to its member network.

22nd June 2023

IPNLF swells its ranks

22nd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York on 19 June 2023. 

21st June 2023

Treaty of the High Seas adopted

21st June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ibiza, Spain, seafood vendor and distributor Calimax has become the latest supply chain company to become a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) market endorser.

21st June 2023

Calimax Ibiza makes sustainable seafood pledge

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The addition of more marine parks in Southeast Australia will reduce the fish supply and impact jobs in rural towns, according to the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the…

21st June 2023

Australia warned marine parks could hurt fishers

21st June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers from Norwegian research institute Møreforsking, in collaboration with cod farmer Ode, have made an important scientific breakthrough, with their recently concluded LuxCod project finding light use can effectively delay the early…

20th June 2023

Farmed cod breakthrough to light the way

20th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Professor Stuart Rogers, Cefas’ former Chief Scientist, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), recognising his extraordinary scientific career dedicated to tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the…

20th June 2023

OBE awarded to Cefas chief scientist

20th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fishing communities across Scotland have joined forces to challenge the proposed ban on commercial activities in areas of coastal waters.

16th June 2023

Salmon farmers in anti-HPMA petition

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In response to fishery stakeholders, the Peruvian government has issued a historic decree to enable fisher registration by cooperatives in the mahi-mahi and jumbo flying squid fisheries, two of the most globally…

16th June 2023

Peru gives crucial support to artisanal fishers

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

For the third consecutive year, the UK government has decided to not allow sandeel fishing for the benefit of the wider marine ecosystem – such as seabirds and marine mammals – that…

16th June 2023

No sandeels for UK fishers in 2023

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Overfishing in the European Union has decreased according to the latest figures from the European Commission.

15th June 2023

EU fish stocks improving, overfishing down

15th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish sandwiches, Double Fish burgers and Kids Fish Fillet burgers served in more than 5,000 restaurants in China will now include the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue eco-label.

15th June 2023

McDonald’s China adds seafood eco-label to menu

15th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has seen its membership double since rebranding in 2021 to reflect its increased focus on sustainability.

14th June 2023

Sustainability drives SAIC membership growth

14th June 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

“Some say Covid was the biggest marketing campaign for salmon,” Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen told a conference session at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2023 in Barcelona focusing on seafood business strategies in…

14th June 2023

Capitalising on seafood’s competitive advantage

14th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Washington-headquartered National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has confirmed Direct Source Seafood has joined the sustainability group.

14th June 2023

Direct Source joins NFI Crab Council

14th June 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

La Paz, Mexico, headquartered mariculture company Earth Ocean Farms (EOF) has carried out its eighth release of Totoaba Macdonaldi, with 35,000 juveniles released in the Sea of Cortez.

14th June 2023

Sea of Cortez totoaba release

14th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish fishing company Pesquería Vasco-Montañesa SA (Pevasa Group) has renewed its Friend of the Sea Sustainable Fishing Certification that it initially obtained in 2009.

14th June 2023

Pevasa renews sustainable fishing certification

14th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Members of the European Parliament and farming and fisheries trade bodies have united to reject proposals to restore degraded ecosystems.

12th June 2023

United call for EU nature law rethink

12th June 2023