Blue Economy

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A pioneering initiative to extract greater economic and environmental value from Scotland’s seafood industry has gained early traction, with over 70 organisations expressing interest and a first round of funding secured just six months after launch.

26th September 2025

Scottish seafood waste value rises

26th September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has played a leading role at the 2025 United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Nice, spotlighting responsible aquaculture as a critical solution for sustainable development, food security and ocean resilience.

20th June 2025

ASC: Data-driven aquaculture key to ocean future

20th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has confirmed the adoption of a new European Ocean Pact, which it bills as a comprehensive strategy to better protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and support…

6th June 2025

Brussels adopts European Ocean Pact

6th June 2025

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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union’s so-called “blue economy” generated an estimated €263 billion in gross value added in 2023, representing 1.7% of the total EU gross value added, finds the European Commission’s newly-published 2025…

28th May 2025

Europeans spending more on seafood, bloc’s reliance on imports increases

28th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s new government must prioritise sustainable aquaculture development as a key economic and environmental opportunity.

23rd April 2025

Canada urged to boost aquaculture

23rd April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood value chains are increasingly changing mindsets and becoming more collaborative to deal with the issue of valuable raw material by-products going to waste, according to Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman of…

19th September 2024

Fish Waste for Profit: Turning 10m tonnes of waste into 10m tonnes of value

19th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Innovation has been central to the success of Iceland’s fisheries and seafood sectors and is an increasingly important factor behind the value that they are creating. But this progress must be further…

18th September 2024

Iceland must keep innovating, insists fisheries minister

18th September 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Innovative ways for Caribbean nations to fund and boost their economies are the subject of new research conducted by the UK’s University of Portsmouth.

12th August 2024

Solutions suggested to boost Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture

12th August 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Over the years, there has been much focus on the coexistence of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture, two rapidly growing industries that share a common resource: the ocean. Bringing these two industries…

19th April 2024

Can aquaculture be sited sustainably at maritime ports?

19th April 2024