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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A global network of Ocean Centres designed to put safety at the heart of blue economy transition in emerging ocean economies will be launched at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025 in Nice, France.

6th June 2025

New Ocean Centres to drive more sustainable ocean economies

6th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) taking place (9-13 June) in Nice, France, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) is calling on policymakers to recognise the vital role of…

6th June 2025

International Coalition of Fisheries Associations calls for recognition of fisheries’ sustainability

6th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Launched on International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (5 June 2025), new Oceana  analysis of China’s global fishing activity worldwide reports that the country’s 57,000  industrial fishing vessels dominated…

5th June 2025

Analysis: China dominates 44% of world’s fishing activity

5th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The resurgence of the great cormorant population across Europe – once a conservation success story – is now causing concern among fisheries, aquaculture industries and environmental policymakers.

5th June 2025

Cormorant’s comeback threatens Europe’s fisheries

5th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Marking the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (5 June), United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson has urged states to ratify the IMO…

5th June 2025

WATCH: UN Special Envoy for the Ocean joins call for ratification of the IMO Cape Town Agreement

5th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing – every year on 5 June – is not merely a note on the calendar, it is a global call…

5th June 2025

GFCM: Major advances made in the fight against IUU fishing

5th June 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture has commenced construction on a new state-of-the-art processing facility in Vietnam. Strategically located in the Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa Province, close to the company’s shore…

5th June 2025

Australis starts construction of new Vietnamese processing plant

5th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Businesses looking to establish or expand seaweed farms in marine English waters can now benefit from new comprehensive regulatory guidance. The new document, developed by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture…

5th June 2025

UK issues new regulatory guidance for seaweed aquaculture businesses

5th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A pilot community project to create a new locally-sourced fish finger for school lunches has been launched in the UK port city of Plymouth.

5th June 2025

By-catch fish finger opportunity identified for school kids

5th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A world champion freediver is calling on France to permanently close bottom fishing in the Gulf of Lion Fisheries Restricted Area (FRA) to protect the most vulnerable ecosystems of the Mediterranean.

5th June 2025

Diver demands protection for Mediterranean

5th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish shellfish farmers produced 11,690 tonnes of common mussels for the market last year, a 13% rise on 2023’s volume and representing the highest level of production recorded, confirmed the newly-published Scottish…

5th June 2025

Record mussel production in Scotland, but oyster harvests tumble

5th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

More than 500 fisherfolk, civil society groups and coastal communities across the Philippines have come together to demand action to protect their livelihoods.

4th June 2025

Philippines’ fisherfolk demand protection

4th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Veramaris has released its 2024 Sustainability & Development Report (SDR), highlighting significant progress toward its Science Based Targets initiative commitments.

4th June 2025

Veramaris advances sustainable growth

4th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish herring fishing season has begun with vessel Lunar Bow having made its first landings of premium quality fish into Peterhead.

4th June 2025

Scottish summer herring season gets underway

4th June 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Italian clean energy and offshore technology company Saipem has confirmed a new strategic collaboration with Aqualoop, a Norwegian company focused on deepsea fish farming innovations.

4th June 2025

Saipem, Aqualoop sign strategic collaboration agreement

4th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new joint investigation by DeSmog and The Guardian has alleged that several leading UK supermarkets, including Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Aldi and Asda, are selling seabass and seabream sourced from Turkish fish…

3rd June 2025

UK supermarkets selling farmed fish linked to overfishing and social harm in Senegal, claims new investigation

3rd June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

EU leaders are under fire as a new legal complaint targets bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) ahead of the UN Ocean Conference.

3rd June 2025

EU faces legal heat over bottom trawling

3rd June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scientists from India’s ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have embarked on a two-week-long outreach programme to directly engage with fish farmers and fishermen across the country as part of the central…

3rd June 2025

India’s CMFRI to popularise cage farming and seaweed cultivation technologies

3rd June 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture and fish tracking technology specialist Innovasea has made two key promotions from its Norway operations: Torstein Mellingen has been named the new Director of Sales in the EMEA region, while Sigve Naustdal…

3rd June 2025

Innovasea bolsters Norwegian operations with key promotions

3rd June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Sushi Council has confirmed the addition of Hissho Sushi to its growing roster of members. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hissho Sushi is one of the US’s…

3rd June 2025

NFI Sushi Council welcomes new member

3rd June 2025