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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An investigation by DeSmog and The Guardian has uncovered large-scale illegal fishing inside a protected marine area off Guinea-Bissau, with thousands of tonnes of sardinella processed into fishmeal and entering global aquaculture supply chains.

18th March 2026

Illegal fishing fuels global aquaculture

18th March 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eighteen leading environmental charities and campaign groups have accused the UK government of moving too slowly on a landmark ocean conservation treaty, warning the delay could sideline Britain from crucial international decisions.

19th January 2026

Charities urge UK High Seas Treaty action

19th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

More than 500 fisherfolk, civil society groups and coastal communities across the Philippines have come together to demand action to protect their livelihoods.

4th June 2025

Philippines’ fisherfolk demand protection

4th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new joint investigation by DeSmog and The Guardian has alleged that several leading UK supermarkets, including Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Aldi and Asda, are selling seabass and seabream sourced from Turkish fish…

3rd June 2025

UK supermarkets selling farmed fish linked to overfishing and social harm in Senegal, claims new investigation

3rd June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The sandeel arbitration tribunal has published its final ruling in the UK-sandeel case. This relates to decisions taken in March 2024 by UK and Scottish governments to close North Sea waters to…

12th May 2025

UK upholds sandeel fishing ban

12th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new Executive Order issued by US President Donald Trump has opened the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing, with the assertion that US environmental laws and regulation can…

23rd April 2025

Trump opens Pacific Marine Monument to American fishers

23rd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

“Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness”, the new Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump aimed at revitalising the seafood industry in the United States, has had a mixed reception from stakeholders.

23rd April 2025

Trump’s seafood order gets mixed response

23rd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A group of fishers has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit in San Diego, California, against Bumble Bee Foods, alleging they were victims of human trafficking and forced labour while catching tuna sold by…

13th March 2025

Fishers sue Bumble Bee over alleged abuse

13th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Supertrawlers have spent an average of 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) every year since Brexit, devastating marine habitats and fish populations.

11th March 2025

Supertrawlers are devastating UK Marine Protected Areas

11th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There have been shocking failures in global fisheries management over the last 70 years, according to a new report from Greenpeace International. 

6th June 2024

Greenpeace: Shocking failures in global fisheries management

6th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greenpeace is urging the UK government to protect the Sargasso Sea and propose its designation as the first ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.

24th May 2024

Declare Sargasso Sea a ‘marine national park’, UK govt urged

24th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To mark World Octopus Day (8 October 2023), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build…

6th October 2023

Canary Islands urged to reject first octopus farm

6th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK government is not doing enough to protect offshore marine protected areas in England, says Greenpeace.

18th January 2023

English MPAs ‘unambitious’

18th January 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Soybeans and fishmeal have helped make aquaculture a global force to be reckoned with, but it now looks like the industry has arrived at the point where it needs to increase the…

25th November 2022

New proteins on the table

25th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greenpeace UK’s plans to drop more boulders in the South West Deeps (East) marine protected area (MPA) to prevent destructive industrial fishing have been blocked by the government.

8th September 2022

Greenpeace action blocked

8th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eighteen limestone boulders have been placed on the seabed in the South West Deeps (East) marine protected area (MPA) by Greenpeace UK to block destructive industrial fishing in the area.

6th September 2022

Greenpeace fishing barrier

6th September 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Greenpeace UK has announced imminent plans to build an underwater boulder barrier in a third UK Marine Protected Area (MPA) to block destructive industrial fishing, with the action supported by celebrities Stephen…

15th August 2022

Celebs back fishing barrier

15th August 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood manufacturers and suppliers are being petitioned to stop biodiversity loss in their supply chains.

9th August 2022

America urged to clean up

9th August 2022