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Untapped decarbonisation potential of small-scale fisheries. Decarbonising the cold chain is a high-impact intervention Solar-powered ice production can reduce the total product carbon footprint by up to 27% Analysis shows […]
Launch of the Community Catch Standard for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries. Community Catch is proud to announce the launch of its Social and Environmental Standard for Small-Scale Fisheries, following an extensive […]
Small-scale fisheries essential to global nutrition. Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around […]
Small-scale fisheries account for 85% of all fishing vessels in the EU but they are currently not monitored: it is difficult to know where and when they fish, and how […]
Renewed commitment to support small-scale fisheries across the Med. High-level representatives from Mediterranean and Black Sea countries, the European Commission, FAO, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), and […]
Role cultural values play in small-scale fisheries management, in webinar hosted by BIM. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, is to host a webinar on Wednesday 9th September […]
Southeast Asia’s fisheries benefit from small-scale, multispecies capture. Despite decades of warnings about overfishing, Southeast Asia’s capture fisheries have proven remarkably robust. For decades, there have been dire warnings about overfishing […]
The vital role small-scale tuna fisheries play in local distribution of wealth, sustainable development, and ensuring global food security. Throughout coastal communities all over the globe, hundreds of small-scale fisheries […]
Improving fish quality for small-scale tuna fisheries With approximately a million tons exported annually, Indonesia is the largest tuna producer in the world. More so, Indonesia is a key player […]
Small-scale octopus fisheries could help communities in the tropics. Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics – where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get […]
Fisheries MEPs suggest to shorten the chain-supply to help small-scale fishers. Increase small-scale fishers’ income, renew its fleet through EU funds and improve attractiveness of the profession are among the […]
Coalition for Fisheries Transparency and partners welcome UK ratification of IMO Cape Town Agreement. The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency (CFT) welcomes the UK’s ratification of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) […]
Europeche backs €6.1bn guaranteed fisheries budget. Europêche, the representative body of the European fishing sector, strongly welcomes the adoption by a large majority of the European Economic and Social Committee […]
Solar ice boosts Indonesian small-scale tuna fishers. One year on: the solar innovation that’s powering coastal livelihoods in Eastern Indonesia. Locals harvest over 176 tonnes of ice from an Indonesian-manufactured ice […]
Ashley Mullenger, Digital Comms Support UK Women in Fisheries & independent fisherman. Welcome to Fish Focus spotlight on Women in Seafood, Issue 3. Follow us as we celebrate the amazing women at […]
New project ECO-CATCH to ready Baltic and North Sea Fisheries for a fully sustainable future. A new multi-stakeholder project has launched to transform the future of fishing in the Baltic […]
Why Europe’s fisheries management needs a rethink. As legally required by the European Union, sustainable fisheries may not extract more fish than can regrow each year. Yet, about 70 per cent […]
Spaniards want small-scale fishers to have more access to fishing, poll reveals. As Spain prepares to launch public consultation on fishing quota allocation, Oceana calls for overhaul of current system Small-scale […]
Advancing the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the Adriatic. This month marks the entry into force of the 17 decisions that the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of […]
Marine Biological Association calls for urgent policy action to reverse decline in UK fisheries. A major new study co-authored by the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has issued a stark warning that the UK […]
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