Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing industry body Seafood New Zealand has hailed fishers working in Aotearoa’s jack mackerel 7 fishery (JMA7) for achieving a whole year of no accidental captures of protected species such as seabirds,…

28th October 2024

New Zealand celebrates by-catch milestone

28th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A formal request has been sent by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to the French government to prohibit bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs).

28th October 2024

French pressed to ban bottom trawling

28th October 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Artificial intelligence – or AI – is perfectly aligned with the seafood industry’s ambition to help sustainably feed a global population hurtling towards 10 billion people by 2050, and only those ventures…

25th October 2024

‘AI will transform seafood’

25th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has unveiled its Aquaculture Feed Solutions Toolkit, designed to help companies address climate change, habitat and biodiversity challenges linked to aquaculture feed.

25th October 2024

SFP launches aquaculture feed toolkit

25th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A recent investigation by Shark Guardian has revealed that Fong Chun Formosa (FCF), one of the world’s largest canned tuna suppliers, is failing to address serious environmental and human rights violations within…

24th October 2024

Report exposes FCF’s ‘empty promises’

24th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new Oceana poll shows overwhelming support among consumers in Belgium, France, Spain and Cyprus for expanded information on processed seafood, with 84% of respondents calling for greater transparency.

23rd October 2024

EU customers demand seafood transparency

23rd October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Compassion in World Farming’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards (GFAWA) has recognised 49 winners from over 15 countries for advancing aquaculture and animal welfare.

22nd October 2024

Celebrating achievements in aquaculture and animal welfare

22nd October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s new All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries (APPG) has held its inaugural meeting to elect officers and map out a cross-party work programme to promote and support a sustainable and…

18th October 2024

New APPG charts a strategic course for UK fisheries

18th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New legislation implementing a range of short-term management measures for certain species of fish has been introduced to UK parliament today. The new arrangements have been identified within the first Fisheries Management…

18th October 2024

UK fisheries plans move forward

18th October 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Despite industry claims to the contrary, the global aquaculture sector has an increasing dependence on wild fish for use in feeds. Added to this, the growing consumer appetite for farmed salmon could…

17th October 2024

Study: More wild fish being used in aquafeeds than previously estimated

17th October 2024