Sustainability

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having analysed recommendations from the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe), Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has announced it will not allow the first anchovy season in the north-central zone (LMTCP North-Centre) to take…

12th June 2023

Peru halts first anchovy season

12th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has been formally accepted by the European Union on behalf of its 27 member states.

8th June 2023

EU accepts agreement on fisheries subsidies

8th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new campaign has launched urging the European Union to make full transparency mandatory for all seafood sold in the EU, including processed and imported products.

7th June 2023

New campaign calls for mandatory labelling

7th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The call to end overfishing in the European Union has been given a boost by global celebrities posing naked with fish.

7th June 2023

Celebrities expose naked truth of overfishing

7th June 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Bluewild AS, Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and Westcon Yards have been awarded Ship of the Year 2023 for the environmentally-friendly factory trawler Ecofive. 

7th June 2023

Groundbreaking fishing vessel wins Ship of the Year

7th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Demand for sustainably sourced farmed fish in the UK has soared, according to the latest data from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

5th June 2023

Record ASC certification growth in UK

5th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached an agreement on revising the fisheries control system to better implement the Common Fisheries Policy.

2nd June 2023

EU agrees fisheries control changes

2nd June 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Small-scale, low-impact salmon farmer Loch Duart has confirmed it has switched its feed to BioMar’s new Blue Impact diet that the aquafeed producer launched last year. The northwest Scotland company is the…

2nd June 2023

Scottish farmer first with BioMar’s latest feed

2nd June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has launched a consumer-facing digital marketing campaign to coincide with June’s US National Ocean Month and World Oceans Day. 

2nd June 2023

GSA launches certified seafood campaign

2nd June 2023