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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six years ago, a group of shrimp producers in Ecuador joined forces to establish the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), marking the beginning of a new era in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

SSP looks back on first six years

13th March 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Fishing companies could soon receive upfront investment in return for a temporary reduction in fishing pressure through a new financial product developed by Planet Tracker.

16th October 2023

Finance to be offered in return for less fishing effort

16th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following successful pilots in different countries, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has presented the development of a framework for credible Aquaculture Improvements Projects (AIPs) under the ASC Improver Programme at the Global…

7th September 2023

New support launched for ‘improver’ shrimp farmers

7th September 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting in Mauritius (8-12 May 2023) is being urged by WWF to reduce the annual catch of yellowfin tuna by 30% – in line with analysis…

8th May 2023

Call for 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fund has launched to help finance the move towards more sustainable fisheries worldwide.

27th April 2023

New ‘blue finance’ fisheries improvement fund

27th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway’s Seaweed Solutions AS has secured NOK 46 million in new funding from a number of private investors as well as World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US) – putting the company in a position to…

18th January 2023

Seaweed firm eyes growth

18th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

WWF-Ecuador and Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura – CNA) have signed a new agreement to halt habitat conversion for shrimp farming.

20th October 2022

Ecuador safeguards habitats

20th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Three technology vendors and one seafood industry platform have developed the first software products to be verified as capable of fully implementing the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) standards for interoperable…

19th October 2022

First GDST-capable software

19th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fisheries ministers failed to set the Baltic Sea on a path to recovery and a long-term sustainable future at the latest Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg, according to a group of…

18th October 2022

Baltic quota reactions

18th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As part of its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Por La Pesca, a new public-private partnership to support artisanal fishing in both Ecuador and Peru.

14th October 2022

Ecuador, Peru fishing boost

14th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) has announced its reorganisation into a permanent new entity with full legal independence and a participatory, industry-based structure.

3rd October 2022

Permanent status for GDST

3rd October 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US-based non-profit organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has confirmed the appointment of Aisla Jones as a Partnership Programme Director.

22nd July 2022

Exec incomings at SFP

22nd July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Three more organisations – Ocean Brands of Canada, Simplot Australia, and Bolton Group of Italy – have pledged their support to the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), the supply chain group that wants to secure…

30th March 2022

NEA pelagic network widens

30th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK-headquartered international food and drink group Princes has fulfilled its 100% responsibly sourced tuna commitment, whereby all of the tuna that it purchased for its brands in the UK, the Netherlands and…

3rd March 2022

Princes meets 100% goal

3rd March 2022