Plastic Pollution

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Combining research and industry expertise from across Europe, EU-funded project SEARCULAR is trialling circular fishing gear solutions, which, if scaled up, could prevent thousands of tonnes of marine plastic ending up in the ocean each year, while also supporting sustainable…

11th November 2024

Project tackling marine plastics problem with circular fishing gear

11th November 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The company has joined forces with Seven Clean Seas and Second Life to implement innovative solutions that significantly reduce plastic waste entering the ocean.

22nd August 2024

New partnership tackles ocean plastic problem

22nd August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Worrying levels of fibreglass are being found in oysters and mussels, according to a new study, with the research marking the first-time fibreglass or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles have been found…

2nd July 2024

Study: Fibreglass contaminating oysters and mussels

2nd July 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Thai Union’s global clean-up programme for World Oceans Day 2024 saw teams collect more than 11 tonnes of rubbish from nine sites including mangroves, rivers, beaches and cities in Thailand, two sites…

12th June 2024

Thai Union volunteers remove ocean-bound rubbish for World Oceans Day

12th June 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union, the largest producer of shelf-stable tuna in the world with brands including Chicken of the Sea and John West and the biggest importer of shrimp in the United…

25th July 2023

Thai Union explains its $200m sustainability commitment

25th July 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New ropes made from biomaterials have been developed by Spain’s AZTI science and technology centre with the potential to replace conventional plastics of fossil origin in mussel and algae cultivation.

12th May 2023

ATZI develops ‘bio’ aquaculture ropes

12th May 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new European initiative is looking to replace the single-use plastic film typically used to preserve frozen fish with a biodegradable/edible alternative.

30th January 2023

Greener fish packaging

30th January 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

UK retail giant Tesco has announced it is to start using discarded plastic collected from coastal areas in its packaging for fresh fish products.

25th January 2023

Tesco fish packaging project

25th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing line that could wrap around the Earth 18 times is lost in the world’s oceans every year, according to new research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of…

14th October 2022

Cost of lost gear revealed

14th October 2022