Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seychelles Government has chosen technology developed by Spanish company Satlink to digitally monitor the catches of its fishing fleet, with the aim of strengthening and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the sector.

2nd May 2023

Seychelles chooses catch monitoring system

2nd May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood firms, has become the inaugural company to sign the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP’s) Protecting Ocean Wildlife pledge.

2nd May 2023

Seafood giant pledges to protect the ocean

2nd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fund has launched to help finance the move towards more sustainable fisheries worldwide.

27th April 2023

New ‘blue finance’ fisheries improvement fund

27th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded US$8 million in funding to a new programme to remove ghost gear from US coastal waters.

26th April 2023

US ghost gear programme launched

26th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Senators in the United States have introduced new legislation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

26th April 2023

New US law to combat IUU fishing

26th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has set out its new strategy to support the growth of sustainable seafood.

26th April 2023

MSC sets out new seafood strategy

26th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) formalising a common goal of increasing the sustainability of aquaculture production and practices around the globe. 

26th April 2023

ASC and SFP sign aquaculture-boosting MOU

26th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed funding announced by the Labor Government to combat foreign ghost nets which have drifted into Australia’s northern waters.

25th April 2023

Funding will help combat Australia’s ghost net issue

25th April 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

BioMar Group has become the first aquafeed company to have its carbon reduction targets independently validated to meet the 1.5°C trajectory, which it said is currently the most ambitious designation available through the Science Based Targets Initiative…

24th April 2023

BioMar secures approval for carbon targets

24th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ocean conservation advocacy organisation Oceana has called on the European Union to require full transparency for all seafood sold on the market, including processed and imported products. It wants consumers to be able…

24th April 2023

Full transparency urged for EU seafood

24th April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new project is under way to provide solar-powered ice-making machines to remote fishing communities in east Indonesia to help safeguard the quality of yellowfin tuna.

21st April 2023

Indonesian fishers to benefit from eco ice-makers

21st April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With all new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries certifications shifting to version 3.0 of its fisheries standard from 1 May 2023, the non-profit organisation has confirmed there will be important changes for tuna fisheries relating to…

21st April 2023

Changes ahead for certified tuna fisheries

21st April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Not-for-profit organisation Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has received the highest score amongst seafood farming certification schemes in the latest Human Rights At Sea Report.

20th April 2023

ASC leads HRAS seafood farming ratings

20th April 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting Norway has become the first feed mill in the country to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

20th April 2023

Skretting first with Norwegian certification

20th April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The public consultation process on Scottish government plans to designate at least 10% of the country’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) has now closed, Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary…

19th April 2023

Government ‘listening’ as HPMA consultation closes

19th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood linked to human rights abuses, illegal fishing and the destruction of marine ecosystems could be ending up in the Korean market, according to a new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation…

19th April 2023

Report: Korea exposed to high-risk seafood

19th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Plans to mobilise US$100 million to safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade have been laid out by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

13th April 2023

MSC ups sustainability drive by $100m

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Four proposals to improve the conservation of tuna and the management of fisheries for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session, taking place from 8 to 12 May 2023, have been…

13th April 2023

EU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU fishing industry is highly disappointed that the Northeast Atlantic coastal states, despite intensified efforts over February and March, again failed to successfully conclude their negotiations on a sharing agreement for…

10th April 2023

NEA mackerel failure saddens EU fishers

10th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A form of illegal bottom trawling is causing severe environmental and economic damage to the Gulf of Gabès in Tunisia, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and…

7th April 2023

Report: Kiss trawling destroying livelihoods

7th April 2023