Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Germany has contributed €500,000 to a new World Trade Organization fund to help developing nations implement fisheries subsidy agreements.

10th May 2023

Germany donates to developing nations fisheries

10th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers across Europe have staged a week of protests against an EU action plan that they say will put jobs at risk.

10th May 2023

Fishers end week of protests with ‘distress call’

10th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting in Mauritius (8-12 May 2023) is being urged by WWF to reduce the annual catch of yellowfin tuna by 30% – in line with analysis…

8th May 2023

Call for 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has adopted a new conservation measure requiring the coalition’s participating seafood companies to transparently report against progress in meeting the 5-year goal of the organisation’s new…

5th May 2023

New conservation commitment from ISSF

5th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than 1,000 small-scale farms have now earned Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for responsibly farmed seafood, as a result of ASC’s group certification.

5th May 2023

Group certification working for small farms

5th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Transport Federation and its fisheries affiliates are protesting to draw attention to perceived risks to the sector from an EU action plan to protect the marine environment.

4th May 2023

Europe’s fishers must be listened to: ETF

4th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A five-metre fish once so popular that King Edward II declared it “royal” could make a comeback thanks to an ambitious plan launched by UK conservationists to return the ancient, critically-endangered native…

3rd May 2023

King’s coronation marked with royal fish return

3rd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Audubon Nature Institute’s Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (GULF) Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programme is to transition to the Certified Seafood Collaborative’s (CSC) RFM certification programme, beginning with an assessment for…

3rd May 2023

US shrimp fishery enters RFM assessment

3rd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NFI Red Crab Council and its sustainability partner Ocean Outcomes (O2) have entered year-five of the comprehensive red crab fisheries improvement project (FIP) in China, the Washington-headquartered National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has…

2nd May 2023

Continued support for China’s red crab

2nd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Commission and European Union member state advisors, the Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) have underlined the need for harmonisation of import controls to prevent products…

2nd May 2023

EU given new anti-IUU import advice

2nd May 2023

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