SOFIA

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Although fisheries sustainability in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea continues to be a concern, the percentage of overfished stocks has dropped to its lowest level in a decade – a milestone that coincides with aquaculture’s rapid expansion as a…

2nd December 2025

Mediterranean, Black Sea overfishing falls to lowest level in a decade

2nd December 2025

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 to a new report released by the Food…

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

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

While its production technology has been tried and tested, Nueva Pescanova’s octopus farming project is at a crossroads, with regulatory approval to get the work started pending. The farm in Spain’s Canary…

2nd January 2024

Octopus farming – to be or not to be?

2nd January 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While the sector has the potential to nourish the world’s growing population, the FAO insists its growth must be sustainable

17th August 2022

Aquaculture at a crossroads

17th August 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The world is producing and consuming slightly less seafood, but the FAO maintains there will be upturns through to 2030

4th August 2022

Seafood growth will return

4th August 2022