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A series of conservation maps produced by WWF reveal for the first time the secret life of endangered turtles in the world’s most diverse marine region – the Coral Triangle.

Cutting edge technology which will help radically reduce fish discards is to be installed on Scottish vessels over the coming weeks.

Friend of the Sea makes one more important step into the UK and European market as Tuna Retail Sales – a main supplier of tuna from the artisanal vessels of Sri Lanka…

Kinki University of Japan – acknowledged as a global aquaculture leader for its artificial spawning and cultivation of Pacific bluefin tuna – has lent its experience to another aquaculture pioneer with extraordinary…

All Maldivian tuna fisheries for yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack have entered assessment for certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, has announced that it has started proceedings in a patent infringement lawsuit before the Court of Milan against Beijing Tongyizhong Specialty…

Exhibition space booked by foreign exhibitors has increased by more than 1,000 square metres in comparison to 2003.

The Nor-Fishing Foundations Innovation Price has been awarded at the Nor-Fishing and Aqua Nor exhibitions in alternating years since 2003.

Returning once more to Bangkok, Thailand, next May, Tuna 2010 will be held in conjunction with the eleventh biennial INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference.

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has teamed up with Scottish Food Quality Certification (SFQC) to offer free pre-audit Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) mentoring and support for seafood businesses in…

The Marine Stewardship Council eco-label will be a much more common sight on menus in England thanks to £400,000 new funding from Defra’s Greener Living Fund.

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced his country’s support for a ban of international trade in endangered Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, joining a growing call to list the overexploited fish…

Entrepreneurs involved in Quebec’s aquaculture sector are receiving additional federal funding to help them innovate their operations, boost their productivity and improve their economic performance.

The European Commission has announced a one-day public seminar on the current state of fish stocks in European waters, to be held on 23 July in Brussels.