Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Calling for an end to the practice of conducting key fisheries sustainability meetings in private, NGO Accountability.Fish has challenged Canadian Fisheries Minister Dianne Lebouthillier to move for their opening at the General…

28th November 2024

Canada asked to stand against sustainability secrecy

28th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing the ocean’s mesopelagic zone – located between 200 and 1,000 metres deep and extending from the Arctic to the Antarctic – could have serious consequences, warns a new scientific report.

28th November 2024

Report: Catching fish at 200-metre depths could have climatic consequences

28th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convenes its annual general meeting, Accountability.Fish is urging members to open the doors to the media in the name of greater transparency.

27th November 2024

WCPFC pressed to end closed meetings

27th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Council has adopted a regulation prohibiting products in the EU that are made using forced labour. The Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) text forbids the placing and making available on the Union…

26th November 2024

EU adopts ban on forced labour

26th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A panel of experts has called for differential treatment of developing nations on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, emphasising the need to protect the livelihoods of millions of…

26th November 2024

WTO urged to protect small-scale fishers

26th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A conformance rate of 99.1% has been achieved to all 33 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) conservation measures in effect by the global coalition’s 23 participating companies, according to the latest Update to ISSF Annual…

26th November 2024

ISSF: Over 99% conformance with conservation measures

26th November 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Alba, France’s first hydrogen-electric powered fishing training vessel, has been inaugurated by LPMA: Maritime and Aquaculture Professional School of Bastia. It was designed by European naval architecture and marine engineering company Mauric.

26th November 2024

Newbuild: France’s first hydrogen-electric fishing training vessel

26th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Initially launched in December 2022, Planet Tracker’s Seafood Database has been further expanded to analyse 300 corporates along the global seafood supply chain and consolidate information – allowing users to assess companies’…

25th November 2024

Global seafood supply chain database extended

25th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global maritime network Stella Maris marked World Fisheries Day (21 November 2024) with the announcement that more than 32,000 fishers in Thailand and Kenya are to benefit from targeted safety training thanks…

25th November 2024

Thai, Kenyan fishing safety boost

25th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The conclusion of the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), this year held in Limassol, Cyprus, brought strong progress for Atlantic Ocean tuna fisheries, according…

25th November 2024

ISSF: Strong progress for Atlantic Ocean tuna fisheries

25th November 2024