Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Charities and non-profit organisations have warned the Marine Stewardship Council it could lose its reputation as a committed support of sustainable seafood because changes to its certification programme do not go far…

15th June 2022

MSC standard changes a missed opportunity

15th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

An environmental lifecycle assessment tool is now available for the aquaculture industry.

13th June 2022

Aquaculture sustainability tool

13th June 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has written an open letter to coastal state ministers, calling on governments to support sustainable pelagic fisheries.

10th June 2022

NAPA sustainable fisheries plea

10th June 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first ever British one-by-one caught tuna might be reaching the shelves next year if plans to reopen a cannery on St Helena go ahead. 

8th June 2022

Sustainable British tuna

8th June 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Norwegian Seafood Council is trying to change the UK’s perception about seafood and sustainable diets

7th June 2022

Promoting sustainable seafood

7th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms has been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its Summer Isles farms, the first time the company has achieved the accreditation.

26th May 2022

ASC for Scottish Sea Farms

26th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New digital resource hub, “Fish and Tips”, offering UK fish and chip shop operators materials that can help them communicate the importance of sustainable seafood to their customers has been rolled out…

25th May 2022

Chip shop sustainability hub

25th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new partnership has been created to strengthen the control of fishing activities around Benin.

23rd May 2022

West Africa IUU fishing pact

23rd May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new tool has launched to provide a comprehensive view of the risks around illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18th May 2022

IUU fishing risk tool

18th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.

11th May 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

11th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Countries around the Northeast Atlantic are unilaterally setting quota limits despite ongoing discussions aimed at reaching sharing agreements, says the North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group.

11th May 2022

Atlantic quota dispute

11th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Some countries are turning a blind eye to declining tuna stocks, illegally fishing and resisting rebuilding plans, according to fisheries ministers from around the Indian Ocean.

9th May 2022

Tuna management slammed

9th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reform the country’s aquaculture sector.

3rd May 2022

Scottish aquaculture reform

3rd May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Azores pole-and-line fishery has become the world’s first ‘plastic neutral’ fishery.

25th April 2022

‘Plastic neutral’ fishery

25th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Satellite tagging stingrays, translocating sea urchins and developing deepsea cameras are among 22 projects and fisheries to have been awarded new funding by sustainable seafood certification and ecolabelling programme, the Marine Stewardship…

21st April 2022

$1m sustainability boost

21st April 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of Haiti have signed a financing agreement to implement the Inclusive Blue Economy Project (I-BE).

13th April 2022

IFAD funds Haiti project

13th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces seabream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

6th April 2022

Oman aqua certification first

6th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The European Union is committing an additional €500 million to financial intermediaries investing in the blue economy.

30th March 2022

Blue economy fund

30th March 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A global net supplier has been awarded a global sustainability standard

29th March 2022

Egersund nets sustainability standard

29th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A majority of Scots living near salmon farms support the sector, according to the results of an independent poll.

24th March 2022

Scottish salmon farming

24th March 2022