Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU social partners – the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and EU fishermen’s representative body Europêche – have called on the European Commission to base its decisions impacting the fisheries sector only after properly…

6th December 2022

‘Consider fishers’, EC urged

6th December 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Alaska seafood processing company Northline Seafoods has confirmed the successful funding and launch of a new project to build a mobile commercial salmon processing platform.

5th December 2022

Northline processing first

5th December 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Notpla – a UK start-up company that has developed an alternative to plastic packaging from seaweed – has been named as one of the winners of the Earthshot environmental awards, held in…

5th December 2022

Earthshot winning seaweed

5th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An increasing number of Scottish salmon farmers are seeking certification to prove their social and environmental credentials, according to certification and labelling scheme Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), which has seen a 144%…

5th December 2022

More Scots seeking ASC

5th December 2022

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

A prototype sailing catamaran has launched aiming to revive wind propulsion for artisanal fishing and reduce the environmental footprint of coastal fisheries.

2nd December 2022

Fishing by sail power

2nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Western Australia’s rock lobster fishery is celebrating 22 years of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following the announcement of its fifth successful assessment, on 29 November 2022. 

2nd December 2022

Rock lobster on a roll

2nd December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Oceana and the global mobile satellite communications are working together to tighten the net on illegal fishing.

29th November 2022

Illegal fishing crackdown

29th November 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Germany and Bulgaria have been given €211.8 million and €85 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

28th November 2022

Germany, Bulgaria funding

28th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Action is urgently needed to prevent the depletion of Pacific tuna stocks, warns the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

24th November 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

24th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has agreed new sustainable management procedures for bluefin tuna and shortfin mako sharks and better protection for sea turtles.

23rd November 2022

ICCAT protects bluefin

23rd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International non-profit Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on member governments of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to pass important conservation management measures for tuna stocks at the 19th Regular…

23rd November 2022

MSC urges tuna progress

23rd November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association – a group of 19 producers – has secured Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council (ASC-MSC) seaweed certification for responsible and sustainable wakame and kelp production, making it the…

23rd November 2022

Japanese seaweed first

23rd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The world’s first population-wide fishing quota for highly vulnerable shortfin mako sharks has been agreed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

23rd November 2022

First mako shark quota

23rd November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Marine growth found on the legs of decommissioned oil and gas platforms could form the basis of new novel aquaculture and livestock feeds, researchers believe.

22nd November 2022

A new aquafeed resource?

22nd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) decision to suspend the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s eco-certification has not gone down well with leaders in the US state.

18th November 2022

Maine reacts to MSC loss

18th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Protein company Unibio has announced that an initial trial of its single-cell protein Uniprotein on whiteleg shrimp (Pennaus vannamei) has been conducted and delivered up to 75% improved survival rate compared to a…

18th November 2022

Shrimp feed trial results

18th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European Commission proposes action to harness the potential of algae for healthier diets, lower CO2 emissions, and to address water pollution

17th November 2022

EC develops algae sector

17th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification is being suspended amid concerns of endangered North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in fishing gear.

17th November 2022

Maine loses eco-label

17th November 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Steakholder Foods Ltd (formerly MeaTech 3D) has filed a provisional US patent application based on the formation of layers of crosslinked tissue, with the international deep-tech food company stating that this “breakthrough…

17th November 2022

3D printed fish patent

17th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery officers in Canada have uncovered 25 serious violations of fisheries management measures as part of their work to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific.

16th November 2022

IUU detection success

16th November 2022