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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A wide range of environmental and social impacts were delivered by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) programme in 2023, according to its new interactive  ‘ASC Annual Impacts Report: 2023 in Review’, which…

21st August 2024

ASC demonstrates increased impact on people and planet

21st August 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The European Union’s aquatic animal production stood at 4.2 million tonnes in 2022, with fisheries landings contributing an estimated 3.1 million tonnes and aquaculture reaching 1.1 million tonnes, according to the latest…

7th August 2024

EU aquaculture lags behind fisheries production

7th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Five small-scale fish farmers are benefitting from a new training programme to boost the sustainability of aquaculture in the south-east Mediterranean.

24th July 2024

Boosting sustainability in Med aquaculture

24th July 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Climate change is a potential problem for the fish biomass in nearly all regions of the world’s ocean, including top producer countries and those with a high reliance on aquatic foods, according…

15th July 2024

FAO: Climate change putting fish biomass at risk

15th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The 36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI36), 8-12 July 2024, held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, focused on the…

11th July 2024

COFI focuses on food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty

11th July 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a new report from the Food and…

9th June 2024

FAO: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches new record high

9th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) said it has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…

26th April 2024

Marshall Islands step up fight against illegal fishing

26th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood worth NOK 40.2 billion was exported by Norway in the first-quarter of this year, representing a decrease of NOK 1.2 billion or 3%, compared with the corresponding period of 2023.

9th April 2024

Norwegian seafood exports decline for first time in three years

9th April 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Women work just under a third of all fishing-related jobs in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea but persisting biases mean their true contributions to the economies of coastal fishing communities continue…

8th March 2024

Women in fisheries – challenges and opportunities in the Mediterranean, Black Sea

8th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Focusing on how a Seafood Risk Tool can be applied to support aquatic food supply chains in Ghana, scientists and policymakers from the West African country, the UK, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria recently…

6th March 2024

Ghana charts safe, sustainable aquaculture production

6th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In a bid to address the looming threat of climate change on fisheries, India has proposed for substantial reduction of carbon footprint as a significant step towards climate resilient fisheries.

22nd January 2024

India’s top tips to build climate-resilient fisheries

22nd January 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Enhancing blue finance for innovations and developments in the aquaculture sector will help mitigate a range of critical threats posed by climate change and the increasing demand for food and nutritional security,…

28th November 2023

FAO: Enhance blue finance for aquaculture innovations

28th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Released ahead of the next annual meeting of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) taking place in Cairo, Egypt, 13-20 November 2023, new Shark League gap analysis highlights where…

9th November 2023

Shark fishing and trading nations ‘falling short of conservation commitments’

9th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Climate change is devastating marine life, particularly threatening Asian countries, a global consortium of marine biologists has warned.

20th October 2023

Asian fisheries at high-risk of climate crisis, warn scientists

20th October 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Comprising anything between 900 and 3,000 vessels catching 3-4 million tonnes of fish, China’s distant water fleets (DWFs) represent serious competition and a challenge for the EU’s own distant-water fishing activities and…

2nd October 2023

Report: EU fishers being undermined by ‘unfair’ Chinese competition

2nd October 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While forecasting that global fisheries and aquaculture production will grow 12% over the 10-year period through to 2032 to reach 202 million tonnes, with the total volume produced for human consumption expected…

30th August 2023

Future fish production – a risky business?

30th August 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Award-winning fishery scientist, educator and brand ambassador for Secret Island Emily De Sousa explains why sustainable aquaculture is beneficial for the environment and consumers alike.

28th July 2023

How aquaculture has reshaped the seafood industry (and why it’s a good thing!)

28th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2),…

26th July 2023

UN: Global food systems ‘broken’

26th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s decision to launch an impact assessment that measures the effectiveness and contribution of EU rules against the practice of shark finning whilst also improving data relating to the import and…

7th July 2023

EC praised for shark fin trade stance

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Parties to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) have agreed to strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by extending vessel inspections, exchanging…

16th May 2023

New global push to tackle IUU fishing

16th May 2023