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During the Boston Seafood Show it was announced that the Maine lobster fishery has achieved MSC certification.

NOAA’s Fisheries Service has released a report that has found that US fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in the nation’s economy in 2011.

Ecological company, Ecover, has unveiled plans to launch an entirely new form of fully sustainable and recyclable plastic incorporating post-consumer recyclables (PCR).

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has appointed Michael Tait as its new chairman.

At the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) this week, governments are considering proposals to offer better protection for three species of sharks as populations are rapidly decreasing worldwide.

England’s under-10 metre and non-sector fleets have received quota donations worth almost £600,000.

World Fishing & Aquaculture has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.

In response to a recent article published regarding the National Fisheries Institutes (NFI) criticism of Greenpeace’s annual sustainability survey and ranking of US grocers, Carting Away the Oceans, World Fishing & Aquaculture…

According to the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), reports of a huge cod abundance in the North Sea is a direct result of a dramatic decline in fishing effort and the introduction of…

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has said that it is time for recognition to be given to the sacrifices made by the Scottish fleet in reducing discards and conserving fish stocks, in…

Sweden’s Primozone is one of four equipment suppliers involved in a European project helping to improve the efficiency and safety of ozone use in the management of water quality in aquaculture.

Global GPS application specialist, Orolia, has been awarded a contract worth over €1m by French maritime technology manufacturer, Thalos SAS, for the supply of tuna fish aggregating device (FAD) tracking buoys.

The West Greenland cold water prawn trawl fishery has become the first Greenland fishery to achieve MSC certification.

The Food Standards Agency in Scotland is inviting tenders for a research study reviewing the current evidence for the use of indicator shellfish species.