Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The new landmark agreement reached by UN members to protect the high seas in areas beyond national jurisdiction has been lauded by EU fishing sector representative body Europêche.

7th March 2023

European fishers welcome high seas treaty

7th March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New members are flocking to sign up to The Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance indicating a growing global aim to tackle the problem.

7th March 2023

More supporters sign up to tackle IUU fishing

7th March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

After two decades of talks, United Nations’ member countries have agreed a treaty to protect the high seas that will ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas…

6th March 2023

UN gives ‘historic’ protection to high seas

6th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Alltech teams up with circular-economy company Finnforel to take over Raisio’s fish feed production facility

6th March 2023

Alltech and Finnforel take over feed production site

6th March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Union is pledging €816.5 million to help protect the oceans from the effects of climate change, pollution and unsustainable fishing practices.

3rd March 2023

EU pledges €816m in ocean protection

3rd March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its strategic plan for 2023-2027 outlining its approach to achieving sustainability in tuna fishing over the next five years.

1st March 2023

ISSF outlines five-year vision

1st March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With Northeast Atlantic coastal states’ self-imposed deadline to reach an agreement on mackerel quota allocations approaching at the end of March, UK food retailer Waitrose & Partners has joined supply chain businesses…

1st March 2023

Waitrose joins calls for pelagic sustainability

1st March 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A property formerly destined to be a large aluminum smelter that was never completed has been given a new lease of life by being transformed into a new Eco-Business Park for Iceland…

1st March 2023

Iceland launches new eco-business park

1st March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A collaboration memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been agreed by the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programme and the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), with the two groups looking to expand their global…

1st March 2023

Seafood certifiers team up

1st March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cape Fish has achieved Best Seafood Practices and Best Aquaculture Practices certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), the first-ever seafood processing plant in South Africa to earn the distinction.

27th February 2023

First South African GSA

27th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is urging member states to ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas by 2030.

24th February 2023

Sink or swim for EU seas

24th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s new package of measures aimed at improving the sustainability and resilience of EU fisheries and aquaculture has been criticised by the NGO community for its lack of ambition, and…

22nd February 2023

NGOs slam EUs ambition

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors has been published by the European Commission.

21st February 2023

New EU plan launched

21st February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Twenty multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: protect and restore biodiversity, cut pollution and support a sustainable…

21st February 2023

EU backs blue projects

21st February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish seafood company Associated Seafoods has been recognised for its processing methods by the Global Seafood Alliance.

20th February 2023

First for UK processing

20th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

NOAA Fisheries is inviting members of the public to comment on its draft seafood strategy.

20th February 2023

NOAA gives seafood vision

20th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood traceability platform BlueTrace has confirmed an additional US$ 3.2 million in seed funding, bringing the company’s fundraising total up to $4.1 million.

17th February 2023

More funds for tech firm

17th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group along with aquaculture companies and retailers is calling for urgent action to end overfishing of blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic.

16th February 2023

Blue whiting action urged

16th February 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Ocean 14 Capital fund has received an investment of €30 million from Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group which represents retailer IKEA, to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health.

13th February 2023

IKEA invests in oceans

13th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new training programme is being developed to help UK finfish producers tackle the risks to fish health from harmful algal blooms (HAB).

13th February 2023

Skills boost to tackle HABs

13th February 2023