By-catch

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2026 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea, explaining that the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas that it has put forward for the 10 stocks managed by the EU in the…

26th August 2025

2026 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities proposed

26th August 2025

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

The development work behind the flexible grid has been conducted by Egersund Trål and the Institute of Marine Research in a project partly funded by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Research Funding (FHS) and the Directorate of Fisheries in Norway.

19th June 2025

Trialling steel grid to replace flexible excluder

19th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Marking World Ocean Day – 8 June 2025, ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation,  has launched “The Bottom Line”, a darkly satirical film starring two of the charity’s ambassadors, actors Theo James and British broadcaster Stephen…

8th June 2025

FILM: Stephen Fry, Theo James join call for bottom trawl ban

8th 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

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The lack of insight into activities on industrial fishing vessels, particularly those operating in distant waters, poses significant challenges in global fisheries management. Indeed, one of the biggest obstacles to sustainably managing…

15th May 2025

EMS – eyes on the water

15th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

High-risk areas for endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) by-catch in UK seafood supply chains are the focus of a new report from WWF, with the environmental charity also evaluating the effectiveness, costs…

1st May 2025

Report: Innovation and technology key to reducing marine by-catch, protecting endangered species

1st May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2024 annual report, “Science Leads the Way”, putting a spotlight on the organisation’s global efforts to drive sustainability in tuna fisheries through science-based solutions, industry engagement and policy…

30th April 2025

Science leads the way: ISSF annual report highlights tuna fishing achievements

30th April 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Ahead of the next annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting (13-17 April 2025), the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has prepared an article on the actions needed to advance the IOTC’s efforts for the long-term health of…

3rd April 2025

ISSF: IOTC actions needed to maintain momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries

3rd April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has implemented a joint recommendation agreed between France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium through a delegated act securing regional measures in the Bay of Biscay for 2025 to prevent incidental…

1st October 2024

Increased protection for Bay of Biscay dolphins

1st October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024