Overfishing

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has voted to repeal measures to protect yellowfin tuna, following updated scientific advice on the status of stocks in the Indian Ocean.

23rd February 2026

ISSF repeals yellowfin measure

23rd February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU fishing industry has criticised a new partial agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel reached by the UK, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, warning that it sidelines the EU, entrenches overfishing and creates an uneven playing field for European…

18th December 2025

Four-party mackerel deal slammed for sidelining EU

18th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU ministers have agreed 2026 fishing limits for Europe and the Western Mediterranean, maintaining stability for fishing fleets but failing to end overfishing or secure fisheries sustainability.

15th December 2025

EU fishing limits will not end overfishing

15th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Most western Mediterranean trawlers are barely profitable due to chronic overfishing, a new report warns, urging urgent reforms to safeguard fisheries sustainability.

18th November 2025

Mediterranean fishing fleets face profit crisis

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has recommended that massive reductions are made to next year’s quotas of pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic, pointing to the long-term…

1st October 2025

ICES recommends huge quota cuts to Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting

1st October 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched its most comprehensive and participatory global assessment of marine fish stocks to-date. Including contributions from more than 650 experts from…

19th June 2025

Moving in the right direction – FAO releases latest, biggest assessment of global fish stocks

19th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

In a stark warning ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference beginning on 9 June scientists from 19 countries, including India, have expressed deep concern over the growing threats to ocean biodiversity.

9th June 2025

Oceans under threat, warn scientists

9th 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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rampant overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal are driving a humanitarian crisis, according to a new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

19th May 2025

WATCH: Overfishing fuels deadly migration crisis

19th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A short, call-to-action film has been launched by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) as part of the supply chain coalition’s mission to reduce the overfishing of mackerel in the Northeast…

29th April 2025

WATCH: Do the ‘mackerel maths’, NAPA urges coastal states

29th April 2025