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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The European Commission has published the 2025 edition of the EU Fish Market report, produced by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), revealing a sector navigating inflationary pressure,…

10th December 2025

EU Fish Market Report 2025 highlights shifting consumption, tightening trade balance

10th December 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk renewed the agreement to continue hosting WorldFish in a move that seals Egypt’s pivotal role on the African continent as a leading producer…

10th December 2025

Egypt cements its aquaculture research partnership with WorldFish for further 25 years

10th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union, Norway and United Kingdom have concluded an agreement on the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea for 2026. 

9th December 2025

EU, Norway and UK agree on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2026

9th December 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the global forum where governments set the rules for international…

9th December 2025

WWF: Wins for sharks and rays at CITES CoP20

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new study shows that seafood mislabelling continues to plague the restaurant industry in Brussels, raising fresh concerns over seafood traceability and illegal fishing.

9th December 2025

Rampant seafood mislabelling exposed again

9th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Europe’s leading aquaculture organisations have called for strong political leadership and urgent regulatory reform after meeting with EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to discuss the future of the sector.

9th December 2025

European aquaculture leaders urge political action to halt decades-long stagnation

9th December 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has called on US trade officials to safeguard the tariff-free seafood trade framework established under the US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), warning that any reopening of the deal could…

9th December 2025

NFI urges USTR to preserve zero-tariff seafood trade under USMCA

9th December 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting has signed an upgraded three-year strategic cooperation agreement with Longyang Fresh – China’s largest trout producer – aimed at accelerating precision nutrition, strengthening supply chain resilience and advancing sustainable production of…

9th December 2025

Skretting, Longyang Fresh deepen strategic partnership

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United Kingdom will require seafood exporters to provide new information to generate IUU documentation through the Fish Export Service (FES) from the evening of 8 January 2026, the government’s Marine Management…

9th December 2025

New UK seafood export requirements to apply from 8 January 2026

9th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) has named German fish farmer Josef Stier as the first recipient of the FEAP–Laschinger NextGen Award, recognising his entrepreneurial drive and commitment to innovation in…

9th December 2025

FEAP honours rising aquaculture leader with inaugural NextGen Award

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Three fish and chip shops from Iceland and the Netherlands have been shortlisted for the International Fish & Chip Operator of the Year category at the 2026 National Fish & Chip Awards,…

9th December 2025

International fish and chip finalists named as UK awards spotlight global operators

9th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Humpty Doo Barramundi, a long-established Northern Territory producer, has become the first Australian barramundi farm to earn certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

8th December 2025

Australia gains first ASC barramundi

8th December 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Innovasea is steering a CAN$4.8 million (€3 million) effort to help hydropower operators automatically identify fish species as they pass through monitoring stations, a task that currently demands hours of manual review.

8th December 2025

AI boosts hydropower fish monitoring

8th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Seafood Task Force (STF) has begun an 18-month pilot project meant to give migrant tuna fishers a way to report abuse without risking their jobs or their safety.

5th December 2025

Tuna crews gain new welfare lifeline

5th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The future of London’s iconic Billingsgate fish market looks more secure with the identification of a preferred new site in the Royal Docks in Newham.

4th December 2025

New home for iconic London fish market

4th December 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Shetland has published Scotland’s first regional marine plan, setting out how the islands’ waters will be managed to support local communities, safeguard wildlife and respond to climate change.

4th December 2025

Shetland sets out first marine plan

4th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Europe’s leading fishing and aquaculture organisations have called on the European Commission to develop an ambitious EU Action Plan for Blue Foods, arguing that seafood must be recognised as a strategic pillar…

4th December 2025

Seafood sector pushes EU for ambitious Blue Foods Action Plan

4th December 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon Group AS has submitted a claim of over NOK 1 billion against main contractor AF Hæhre & Contur Ans. In a statement, it advised the claim…

4th December 2025

Andfjord Salmon files claim against main contractor

4th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

METRO AG has introduced sweeping new animal-welfare requirements for its worldwide seafood supply chain, mandating humane stunning for all fish and crustaceans used in its own-brand products across 21 countries.

4th December 2025

METRO rolls out mandatory humane stunning across global seafood supply chain

4th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) have met Commissioner Costas Kadis in Brussels to discuss the future of bottom fishing and the sustainability of EU fisheries.

3rd December 2025

The EUs bottom fishing future under debate

3rd December 2025