World Economic Forum

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is essential to food and nutrition security, supplying nearly 20% of animal protein to over 3 billion people. As the global population grows, seafood consumption is likely to double by 2050, increasing the demand for efficient protein sources. Yet…

23rd January 2026

From fish waste to future wealth: Namibia’s fisheries collaborate on sustainable innovation

23rd January 2026

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Globally, food waste is a major issue in the seafood industry. A 2024 report from the World Economic Forum found that 15% of fish and seafood in the food chain goes to waste. But according to the UN Food and…

18th November 2025

Improving onboard storage on Norwegian fishing boats

18th November 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Ambassador Peter Thomson has announced the launch of a new report, the 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments…

10th June 2025

UNOC3: 30×30 Ocean Action Plan launched to accelerate ocean protection

10th June 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Around 24 million tonnes of edible products generated by fisheries and aquaculture are being lost across supply chains every year, according to estimates made by the World Economic Forum (WEF), with the…

29th January 2025

Healthy returns from by-product pathways

29th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new non-profit has been launched to promote sustainable and economically viable fishing in Namibia.

15th May 2024

Namibia Ocean Cluster launches

15th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Focusing on how a Seafood Risk Tool can be applied to support aquatic food supply chains in Ghana, scientists and policymakers from the West African country, the UK, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria recently…

6th March 2024

Ghana charts safe, sustainable aquaculture production

6th March 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Ocean 14 Capital fund has received an investment of €30 million from Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group which represents retailer IKEA, to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health.

13th February 2023

IKEA invests in oceans

13th February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Government of Indonesia, together with the World Economic Forum, has launched Ocean 20 (O20), a public-private initiative aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the ocean economy.

15th November 2022

Indonesia’s pro-ocean plan

15th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tilapia producer Regal Springs has become a member of the Blue Food Partnership’s multi-stakeholder Sustainable Aquaculture Working Group, which aims to harness the potential of sustainable aquaculture to help meet the nutritional…

18th August 2022

Regal Springs goes blue

18th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Coming after more than 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement limiting harmful fisheries subsidies has sparked reaction from across the fisheries and seafood sectors.

20th June 2022

WTO subsidies deal reaction

20th June 2022