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Amar Seafood’s new halibut and wolffish facility one step closer. Amar Seafood has announced a major milestone in its journey towards sustainable seafood production in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The […]
New fisheries rules in Northwest Atlantic and Western and Central Pacific. MEPs in the European Parliament have supported new conservation and management measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) and Western and […]
66 Halibut Fishing Charges – Lengthy investigation leads to 66 halibut fishing charges in Nova Scotia As a result of a 24-month major case investigation in the Sambro area of […]
Nordic Halibut plans private placement of new shares. Nordic Halibut AS has engaged Pareto Securities AS and SpareBank 1 Markets AS as Joint Global Coordinators and Bookrunners to advise on […]
Researchers assess whether halibut are increasing. For nearly three centuries Atlantic halibut off New England and Atlantic Canada were taken for food and sometimes discarded as a nuisance, reports an […]
Greenland halibut MSC Certified. German deep-sea fishery Doggerbank Seefischerei has achieved MSC certification for West Greenland halibut fishery. Today, following a 13-month assessment, Doggerbank Seefischerei GmbH halibut fishery, off the […]
Direct Seafoods warns chefs of halibut sustainability. Direct Seafoods, the UK seafood supplier, is urging chefs to take wild halibut off menus, and has pledged to only offer the farmed […]
EC report on fisheries technical measures. The European Commission published a report on the implementation of technical measures to protect fisheries resources and marine ecosystems. Technical measures ensure the sustainable management of fisheries […]
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray announced the coming into force of additional regulatory changes that aim to rebuild vulnerable fish stocks. […]
Dates announced for groundfish season in Saguenay Fjord, Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced recently that the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 9 […]
ASC Launches New Standards for Tropical Marine Finfish, Flat Fish and Revision to Pangasius Standard. To meet the growing market demand for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood, the organisation […]
2024 was the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports. Never has Norway exported seafood with such a high value as in 2024. A total of 2.8 million tonnes of […]
Europêche welcomes Estonian Long Distance Fisheries Association as new member. Europêche, the foremost representative body for the European Union’s fishing industry, is pleased to announce the addition of the Estonian Long […]
Elevating Icelandic seafood exports through strategic branding and global market expansion. The first of a series of features by Fish Focus, starting with our spotlight on Iceland. We will be […]
Europêche welcomes Lithuanian Long Distance Fisheries Association as new member. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in the European Union, is delighted to announce the addition of the […]
West coast gene bank among environmental projects funded by Scottish salmon farmers. A ground-breaking gene bank is among seven major environmental projects being supported by Scotland’s salmon farmers to help save […]
ISSF welcomes new fisheries experts, appoints new vice chair to scientific and environmental committees. Dr. Ana Parma Joins as New Member on the ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee; Daniel Suddaby Joins […]
Long periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures, known as marine heat waves, can have devastating effects on the marine ecosystem and have been linked to widespread coral bleaching, harmful algal […]
New research on ‘winners and losers’ of future climate change on UK fish. A new paper published by Cefas is helping the UK fishing industry to understand the future impacts of climate […]
New study finds rhetoric about ‘underfishing’ in U.S. waters may be misguided. As warming waters threaten fish populations and disrupt fisheries around the world, it is critical to find ways […]
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