transparency

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A lack of transparency over the ownership of commercial fishing vessels operating in UK waters is creating significant risks for fisheries governance, according to a new report published by environmental law organisation ClientEarth.

4th June 2026

Ownership gap raises fisheries concerns

4th June 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Ahead of its forthcoming meeting, the Med Sea Alliance, alongside its members Oceana, and The Nature Conservancy, is calling on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to:

3rd November 2025

Med Sea Alliance urges countries to tackle non-compliance, transparency rules

3rd November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A powerful new collaboration among three ocean sustainability organisations is set to transform transparency in global tuna supply chains.

3rd October 2025

New alliance to boost transparency for tuna buyers

3rd October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Senior ministers from France, Ghana, Maldives, Liberia, Panama and the European Commission have pledged strong support for transparency in beneficial ownership of fishing vessels, during an event hosted by the Environmental Justice…

16th June 2025

Nations unite for ocean transparency

16th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New research from financial think tank Planet Tracker has, for the first time, revealed the actual tuna catch volumes of the world’s 30 largest tuna fishing companies, uncovering a startling lack of…

12th June 2025

Planet Tracker demands tuna transparency

12th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report has revealed widespread opacity in the ownership of the world’s large-scale fishing fleets, raising serious concerns over fisheries governance and sustainability.

22nd May 2025

Hidden owners behind fishing fleets

22nd May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Blockchain technology is revolutionising transparency in the Norwegian seafood supply chain, offering a powerful tool to build consumer trust

13th May 2025

Blockchain boosts trust in Norwegian seafood

13th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Overfishing, illegal fishing and the increased marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks and rays that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new…

9th January 2025

Mediterranean sharks continue decline despite conservation progress

9th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The latest Salmon Welfare Scorecard, published by Compassion in World Farming, has found that 62% of the farmed salmon producers that it assessed have improved their reporting and policies on welfare compared…

4th December 2024

Salmon Welfare Scorecard – Small improvement in industry transparency

4th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convenes its annual general meeting, Accountability.Fish is urging members to open the doors to the media in the name of greater transparency.

27th November 2024

WCPFC pressed to end closed meetings

27th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A recent investigation by Shark Guardian has revealed that Fong Chun Formosa (FCF), one of the world’s largest canned tuna suppliers, is failing to address serious environmental and human rights violations within…

24th October 2024

Report exposes FCF’s ‘empty promises’

24th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new Oceana poll shows overwhelming support among consumers in Belgium, France, Spain and Cyprus for expanded information on processed seafood, with 84% of respondents calling for greater transparency.

23rd October 2024

EU customers demand seafood transparency

23rd October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oceana is urging the European Commission to expand labelling requirements for processed seafood products, calling for greater transparency for consumers.

19th September 2024

Oceana demands processed seafood transparency

19th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

One of the biggest challenges facing the aquaculture industry is information scarcity, insists ReelData AI Founder and CEO Mathew Zimola. Speaking at the recent Blue Food Innovation Summit in London in a session…

3rd July 2024

AI in aquaculture – ‘scary but necessary’

3rd July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Through a new collaboration, Australian tuna business JR Simplot Company’s John West brand and Pacific tuna supply chain traceability and verification company Pacifical have begun exchanging data using the GDST (Global Dialogue…

21st May 2024

Tuna leaders improve transparency, sustainability levels

21st May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has been working with Thai Union, Wholechain and Publix on a pilot project with an artisanal blue swimming crab fishery in the Philippines putting the codes into practice.

13th March 2024

Publix crab packaging to debut traceable fishery IDs

13th March 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The Royal Thai Government must drop new legislation that’s looking to deregulate the country’s fishing industry and instead reform its fisheries, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), with a new report…

4th March 2024

EJF: Pair trawling turning future valuable catches into today’s ‘trash fish’

4th March 2024

OPINION

OPINION

Accountability.Fish Global Director Ryan Orgera discusses the inconsistent rhetoric and behaviour of the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

25th September 2023

Op-Ed: Time for action not words – making Pacific tuna sustainable

25th September 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

On 5 March 2023, after around 36 hours of intense negotiations in New York, a breakthrough deal to protect international waters and their marine life from a multitude of activities was agreed…

25th May 2023

High seas uncertainty

25th May 2023

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

In Canada, work is underway to help seafood processors digitise their data in real time. Hopes are high that this will improve the profitability and sustainability of a critical player in the global seafood supply chain.

23rd March 2023

Traceability tech targets seafood processing

23rd March 2023