Sustainability

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The oyster has been a key part of United Arab Emirates’ history and culture for centuries. Diving for pearl oysters, the native species in the region, played a crucial role in the…

13th February 2023

Inspired UAE oyster farm

13th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New United Arab Emirates (UAE) oceanographic research vessel Jaywun has been launched by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to strengthen marine scientific research capabilities nationally and globally.

10th February 2023

UAE researcher launched

10th February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

China-based fish-farming ship Conson No. 1 has become the first large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) farm to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. 

9th February 2023

Smart aqua-ship gets ASC

9th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seafood farmer Quoddy Savour Seafood has been taken over by investment firm, Cadman Capital Group.

6th February 2023

Cadman buys Quoddy

6th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental campaigners, fishing groups and retailers are urging the European Union to take action on harmful drifting fish aggregating devices (FAD) used by the EU tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean.

3rd February 2023

EU pressed for tuna action

3rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There are many potential paths to achieve the EU’s ambition of reducing the fishing sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and of becoming climate neutral by 2050,…

3rd February 2023

‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

3rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation group, Oceana, has helped safeguard an abundant ecosystem off the coast of northern Chile.

2nd February 2023

New MPA for Chile

2nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Final Determination has been issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act to help protect Bristol Bay, regarded as the world’s most productive wild salmon ecosystem.

1st February 2023

President protects salmon

1st February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish farmers have pledged to safeguard Scotland’s wild salmon and sea trout with the launch today of a new fund.

1st February 2023

Saving the ‘king of fish’

1st February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With talks set to take place in London over new quota sharing arrangements for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting, Skretting, Cargill and BioMar, some of the main global buyers of the species, are calling for…

31st January 2023

Don’t blow whiting op

31st January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), a project focused on the development of algae-based fish substituteshas been working since 2021 to turn the colours, flavours and texture of algae…

31st January 2023

Algae-seafood advance

31st January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United States of America has announced its intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, with the EU-launched coalition currently gathering 51 parties. 

30th January 2023

US joins biodiversity treaty

30th January 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new European initiative is looking to replace the single-use plastic film typically used to preserve frozen fish with a biodegradable/edible alternative.

30th January 2023

Greener fish packaging

30th January 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

US food tech company Benson Hill Inc and the Denmark-based BioMar Group have begun a strategic collaboration to advance BioMar’s responsible sourcing programme by leveraging Benson Hill soy and further assessing its…

30th January 2023

BioMar in aquafeed collab

30th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oxford, UK-based sustainability consultancy 3Keel has been named as Secretariat to the Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC), a partnership of UK seafood businesses.

30th January 2023

New secretariat for SSC

30th January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Digital solutions provider Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has entered into a new partnership with the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) to reduce ship strikes and risks posed to marine mammals. Together, they will make…

27th January 2023

Tackling whale strikes

27th January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Tilapia producer Regal Springs Indonesia has won a Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award in the Synergy category from the Government of Serdang Bedagai Regency.

27th January 2023

Regal Springs CSR award

27th January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has announced that Herman Wisse will step down as the organisation’s Executive Director effective 31 March 2023.

26th January 2023

GSSI chief steps down

26th January 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

UK retail giant Tesco has announced it is to start using discarded plastic collected from coastal areas in its packaging for fresh fish products.

25th January 2023

Tesco fish packaging project

25th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ørsted has established a long-term action plan to tackle marine litter with the help of the UK fishing industry

24th January 2023

UK action on marine litter

24th January 2023