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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new system introducing a digital catch certificate for all fishery products entering the European Union came into force on 10 January 2026, with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries saying it…

13th January 2026

EU’s new digital certification system to tackle illegal fishing comes into effect

13th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As Cyprus begins its presidency of the Council of the European Union, environmental organisation Oceana is calling on the island nation to set a clear and ambitious course for Europe’s ocean future,…

9th January 2026

Oceana urges Cyprus ocean leadership

9th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the UK have reached a wide-ranging agreement on fishing opportunities for 2026, setting limits for more than 95 total allowable catches (TACs) across the North-East Atlantic.

11th December 2025

EU and UK seal 2026 fisheries deal

11th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the Cook Islands have signed a new seven-year protocol to their sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, allowing EU vessels continued access to a small share of the region’s tuna…

10th December 2025

EU and Cook Islands renew fisheries deal

10th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union, Norway and United Kingdom have concluded an agreement on the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea for 2026. 

9th December 2025

EU, Norway and UK agree on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2026

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United Kingdom will require seafood exporters to provide new information to generate IUU documentation through the Fish Export Service (FES) from the evening of 8 January 2026, the government’s Marine Management…

9th December 2025

New UK seafood export requirements to apply from 8 January 2026

9th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) wrapped up its 2025 annual meeting with a decision to substantially raise the total allowable catch (TAC) for bluefin tuna.

1st December 2025

ICCAT boosts EU bluefin tuna quota

1st December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has centred its updated 2026 fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea on keeping recovering stocks on a sustainable path while limiting disruption for coastal fleets.

27th November 2025

Brussels adjusts Med and Black Seas quotas

27th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five new research projects backed by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) have begun work on sharpening the scientific basis of EU fisheries management.

26th November 2025

EU funds five new fisheries studies

26th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon has secured protected legal status across the European Union, with the official protected geographical indication (PGI) giving European consumers confidence they are eating salmon from Scotland – recognised as a…

25th November 2025

Scottish salmon secures EU protected status

25th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 332,097 tonnes of shrimp from third-country producers in the first nine months of 2025, with the total representing a 18% increase on the corresponding period of last year,…

20th November 2025

EU shrimp imports on track for bumper year

20th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1444, setting strict brine-freezing conditions for tuna purse seiners, saying it “rightly recognises and values” the high sanitary and technological…

13th November 2025

New EU freezing-in-brine regulation scores industry praise

13th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is warning UK seafood exporters to urgently review the EU’s expanded definition of processing, with new documentation rules taking effect from 10 January 2026.

10th November 2025

UK-caught fish facing new trade rules

10th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Union has introduced new fishing rules to protect the Dogger Bank, an emblematic Natura 2000 site in the waters of Germany and the Netherlands.

4th November 2025

EU takes action to protect Dogger Bank sealife

4th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union’s failure to properly enforce its own fishing regulations is allowing seafood linked to illegal fishing, environmental destruction and human rights abuses to enter the market, according to a new…

30th October 2025

European Union failing to stop illegal seafood, warns IUU Fishing Coalition

30th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As coastal states convene to discuss quotas, the EU fishing industry is urging all parties to agree on a long-overdue comprehensive sharing arrangement for mackerel stock.

16th October 2025

EU fishers challenge mackerel boycotts

16th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and São Tomé and Príncipe have signed a new four-year protocol, continuing their 40-year fisheries partnership.

8th October 2025

EU and São Tomé ink fisheries deal

8th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche is calling for an urgent, binding recovery plan to reverse the ongoing ecological decline of the Baltic Sea.

2nd October 2025

Europêche demands Baltic recovery plan

2nd October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has adopted its proposal for 2026 fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, aiming to promote sustainable fisheries management and uphold commitments made under the MedFish4Ever and Sofia…

24th September 2025

Brussels proposes Med and Black Seas limits

24th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Council has formally adopted updated regulations aimed at curbing non-sustainable fishing practices carried out by non-EU countries, particularly those affecting fish stocks of shared interest.

24th September 2025

EU cracks down on unsustainable fishing

24th September 2025