Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK mackerel fishermen and processors have welcomed a doubling of recommended catches, while urging wider international management agreement

1st October 2026

Industry welcomes mackerel stock increase

1st October 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rockall haddock returns to MSC certification after reforms have strengthened monitoring, fleet management and protection of vulnerable ecosystems

28th September 2026

Rockall haddock regains MSC label

28th September 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

I’m Shrimp Farm 5 gains ASC certification, strengthening environmental, social, health and management practices

24th September 2026

Thai shrimp farm gains ASC label

24th September 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Kevin McCay, COO of Safe Catch, talks to World Fishing & Aquaculture about how warming oceans and shifting El Niño conditions could raise mercury levels in seafood

11th September 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Warming oceans raise mercury concerns

11th September 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global seafood consumption is rising again, while sustainability interest and trust in independent certification continue strengthening

10th September 2026

Seafood consumption grows as trust strengthens

10th September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Legal action is targeting Italy over weak marine protection and destructive bottom trawling in protected waters

10th September 2026

Groups challenge Italy’s marine protection

10th September 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

TARS 2026 has brought together Asian aquaculture leaders in Bali to tackle feed costs, resilience, sustainability and innovation

9th September 2026

TARS 2026 tackles aquafeed challenges

9th September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new technical unit in Croatia promises to strengthen scientific cooperation and sustainable fisheries management across six Adriatic countries

7th September 2026

New Adriatic fisheries unit opens

7th September 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New research has found that aquatic invertebrates provide substantial essential nutrients, strengthening their role in sustainable global food systems

3rd September 2026

Aquatic invertebrates underpin global nutrition

3rd September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European lawmakers have escalated Spanish fishing concerns over offshore wind impacts, seeking scrutiny of environmental and fisheries compliance

2nd September 2026

EU probes offshore wind fishing concerns

2nd September 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Gloria Maris Côte d’Opale has become the first French seabass and seabream farm to achieve certification under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Seabream and Seabass standard.

26th August 2026

French seabass farm earns ASC certification

26th August 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Khyber Aquaculture, in partnership with the Jammu & Kashmir Department of Fisheries, has launched a specialised training programme aimed at helping local trout farmers adopt modern and sustainable aquaculture practices.

20th August 2026

Khyber Aquaculture boosts Kashmir trout farming

20th August 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

El Niño is significantly affecting global marine ingredient production, with reduced raw material availability in Peru and Chile contributing to weaker output during the first half of 2026, according to the IFFO.

20th August 2026

El Niño disrupts global marine ingredients

20th August 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network have sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), challenging permits that exempt two fishing vessels from California’s prohibition on longline fishing.

17th August 2026

Groups challenge California longline permits

17th August 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A striking tricolour coral assemblage discovered off the tropical archipelago of Lakshadweep is providing new insights into coral resilience, with potential implications for fisheries and the livelihoods of artisanal fishers.

14th August 2026

Coral resilience offers hope for fishers

14th August 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture producer Ode has become the world’s first producer of Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified farmed Atlantic cod, marking a milestone for the emerging sector.

11th August 2026

Ode earns first ASC certification

11th August 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new peer-reviewed study has found that many of Alaska’s most commercially important seafood species contain low or non-detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), providing fresh scientific evidence of the…

6th August 2026

No risk from ‘forever chemicals’ in Alaska seafood

6th August 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Swedish partnership is testing an innovative light-guided trawl that could reduce the environmental impact of shrimp fishing while helping fishing businesses remain commercially viable.

31st July 2026

Sweden trials light-guided shrimp trawl

31st July 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The survival of wild Atlantic salmon at sea has fallen to critically low levels, with fewer than three in every 100 fish now returning to British rivers to spawn, according to new…

30th July 2026

Wild salmon survival crisis deepens

30th July 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fish living in naturally heated waters develop obesity, overeat and have lower metabolisms as they adapt to rising temperatures, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow.

30th July 2026

Climate change making fish fat

30th July 2026