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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the UK have reached a wide-ranging agreement on fishing opportunities for 2026, setting limits for more than 95 total allowable catches (TACs) across the North-East Atlantic.

11th December 2025

EU and UK seal 2026 fisheries deal

11th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the Cook Islands have signed a new seven-year protocol to their sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, allowing EU vessels continued access to a small share of the region’s tuna…

10th December 2025

EU and Cook Islands renew fisheries deal

10th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hampidjan is reshaping its fast-expanding aquaculture portfolio by folding activities from multiple subsidiaries into a single international company, ELDI, which will officially begin operations on 1 January 2026.

10th December 2025

Hampidjan launches global aquaculture firm ELDI

10th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has hailed 2025 a milestone year, with major advances achieved in responsible aquaculture, an expansion of its global partnerships and the strengthening of its certification programmes across…

10th December 2025

ASC celebrates landmark year of growth, innovation and global collaboration

10th December 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) concluded its annual meeting with a mix of meaningful progress and consequential deferrals – outcomes that not only validate the Commission’s capacity to deliver…

10th December 2025

Delivering on science while delaying monitoring for Pacific tuna fisheries: ISSF’s response to the WCPFC annual meeting

10th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Social Partners in Fisheries have expressed deep concern and strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposal for Mediterranean fishing opportunities for 2026, saying the measures risk dismantling an entire sector…

10th December 2025

European Social Partners: New Med fishing proposal threatens jobs, coastal communities

10th December 2025

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