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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Union fishing industry body Europêche has voiced its approval of the political agreement reached by EU fisheries ministers on the 2026 catch limits for key Baltic Sea fish stocks, saying the…

29th October 2025

Europêche welcomes Baltic Sea agreement on 2026 quotas

29th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has published its 2024 Impacts Report, revealing the progress and growth of ASC programmes globally, which have helped deliver a wide range of environmental and social improvements…

29th October 2025

New ASC Impacts Report depicts a year of global progress

29th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU Council has reached a political agreement on new limits on fish catches for the Baltic Sea’s key fish stocks, namely herring, sprat, cod, salmon and plaice in order to ensure…

28th October 2025

Baltic Sea agreement reached on catch limits for 2026

28th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has confirmed that Loch Fyne has achieved ASC certification for its oyster farming operations on Scotland’s west coast. The certification offers assurance that Loch Fyne oysters are…

28th October 2025

Loch Fyne launches ASC-certified oysters

28th October 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

International non-profit research and innovation organisation WorldFish and partners have launched the first comprehensive practitioner-focused framework built specifically for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture.

28th October 2025

Global guidebook to help cut post-harvest losses in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture

28th October 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading maritime events and media company Mercator has announced that the Icelandic Fisheries & Aquaculture Exhibition & Conference(IceFish), will return to Smárinn, Fífan Halls, Kópavogur, Iceland on 22-24 September 2026.

28th October 2025

Icelandic Fisheries & Aquaculture Exhibition & Conference returning in ‘26

28th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following on from Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon’s heavy criticism of UK Government’s funding share for Scotland under the newly announced £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, Gougeon has written…

28th October 2025

Scotland’s new fishing industry funding ‘wholly unacceptable’, insists Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon

28th October 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Following on from Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) announcement that its next annual Responsible Seafood Summit will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in September 2026, the non-profit organisation has advised that as a…

28th October 2025

International seafood conferences to join forces in Bangkok in 2026

28th October 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The UK Seafood Federation (UKSF) has welcomed the first apprentices to join its new Technical Apprenticeship Scheme, a flagship initiative designed to tackle long-standing skills shortages in seafood processing.

28th October 2025

Apprentice scheme for technical roles in UK seafood processing launched

28th October 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Stichting Pacifical Foundation and the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority have joined forces to implement a pioneering Fish Aggregating Device Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Programme in Tuvalu.

27th October 2025

Tuvalu launches FAD recycling scheme

27th October 2025