Sustainability

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

FAI and tilapia genetics company Spring Genetics have launched a new partnership to promote and enhance tilapia welfare standards in the aquaculture sector. 

4th April 2024

New partnership looks to improve tilapia welfare

4th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Strong progress has been made by tuna fisheries around the world to meet the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Standard in the past 20 years, with 159 fisheries now engaged with the programme.

3rd April 2024

Global tuna certification increases

3rd April 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A collaborative project between a group of partners to recycle nylon fishing and aquaculture gear could become an industry turning point, depending on the outcome of full-scale trials now in progress.

3rd April 2024

Circularity breakthrough could be a game-changer

3rd April 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Volunteers from Scottish salmon farms cleared away more than 23 tonnes of litter from highlands and islands beaches last year as part of efforts to keep the areas they live and work…

2nd April 2024

Salmon farmers clear tonnes of litter from Scottish beaches

2nd April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new working definition of “destructive fishing” has been drafted following a rigorous consultation process involving 80 fisheries experts from over 30 countries. 

2nd April 2024

New destructive fishing definition to ‘kickstart fresh era’ in fishing policy

2nd April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The United Kingdom’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published guidance on this year’s fishing plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters.

2nd April 2024

UK announces bluefin tuna fishing plan

2nd April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US industry body, the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has formally requested the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the US Department of Labor (ILAB) add Indian shrimp to the 2024 List of Goods…

28th March 2024

SSA calls for Indian shrimp to be added to forced/child labour lists

28th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New findings from a YouGov Survey commissioned by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reveal that 60% of Gen Z and over 55% of all Australians are not eating the recommended two…

28th March 2024

Nutrition expert shares top eight Australian sustainable and affordable seafood choices

28th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Legal proceedings have begun against the UK government over its alleged failure to set appropriate quota limits post-Brexit.

27th March 2024

Ocean charity sues UK govt for overfishing

27th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Forced and child labour, and other exploitative practices, together with environmental harm, are pervasive in India’s multi-billion-dollar shrimp farming industry, according to a damning report from US non-profit organisation Corporate Accountability Lab…

26th March 2024

Report: US supermarkets, restaurants selling Indian shrimp produced by forced labour

26th March 2024