Sustainability

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The downgrading of Northeast Atlantic mackerel from a green to an amber rating in the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) latest Good Fish Guide has been condemned as “overly harsh” by the Scottish…

6th April 2023

Scots fishers criticise advice to avoid mackerel

6th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The latest update of the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Good Fish Guide has seen Northeast Atlantic mackerel moved on to the amber list, having been on the green list since before 2011.

6th April 2023

Northeast Atlantic mackerel downgraded

6th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

4th April 2023

Japan’s first BAP could drive up exports

4th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Almost two-thirds of global tuna stocks are not meeting the Marine Stewardship Council’s Fisheries Standards on sustainable fishing, according to a new report commissioned by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

3rd April 2023

Two-thirds of tuna stocks ‘unsustainable’

3rd April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has appointed a new chief scientist.

3rd April 2023

Cefas appoints new chief scientist

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new commercial fishing safety campaign is underway to reduce fatalities and accidents within the UK’s small fishing vessel fleet. 

3rd April 2023

Fishing vessel skippers lead safety drive

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The United Kingdom’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has appointed Professor Grant Stentiford as its new Chief Scientist. Stentiford will lead Cefas’ scientific research and provide expert advice to government, industry and academia – helping tackle…

3rd April 2023

Cefas appoints new chief scientist

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Northeast Atlantic coastal states have been slammed by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) for failing to meet their own deadline of 31 March 2023 to agree shares of the mackerel…

3rd April 2023

NAPA: NEA coastal states have blown it

3rd April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed Brian Perkins is no longer Chief Executive Officer of the international, non-profit trade association.

3rd April 2023

GSA’s CEO departs

3rd April 2023