Vella dedicates award to Ocean Alliance – Karmenu Vella, the European Commission for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has donated prize money from receiving the prestigious German Ocean Award to Sustainable […]
Disappointment for Europêche as no consensus is reached on tuna. After nine days of intensive discussions on Atlantic tunas at the plenary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation […]
ICCAT agrees tuna management plan – ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) has agreed on a reviewed multi-annual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic […]
Sanford focus on value helps offset climate change impact – New Zealand seafood company, Sanford Limited, has reported Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $42.3 million, an improvement of 12.9% […]
PG Flow Solutions and Cflow team up – Sande/Aalesund, Norway, 15 November 2018 – Liquid Handling and Pump Specialist PG Flow Solutions as (“PG Flow Solutions”), a portfolio company in […]
Biggest survey of the UK’s Seafood processing sector begins – Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is taking a deep look in to the UK’s […]
New aquaculture research agreement. The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading aquaculture R&D company focused on improving productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the aquaculture industry, has signed a licensing […]
ECB attains Friend of Sea certification – ECB has attained Friend of the Sea certification for fish meal sourced from tuna processing by-products and trimmings that is supplied to pet […]
NFFO responds to VMS consultation. Defra is consulting on a proposal to require all vessels below 12 metres in length to fit and operate inshore VMS equipment when operating in […]
Friend of the Sea certification for Spanish tuna trader Actemsa, for traded skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna. All the Spanish import/export seafood company’s certified tuna originates from pole and line and purse seine […]
Rare shark nursery found off Ireland in July, during a “SeaRover” survey by the Marine Institute, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Holland 1 deployed from Irish Lights ship Granuaile. […]
New proposals for regulating the Scottish salmon farm sector have been unveiled by SEPA. Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly impacting local marine environments, according to one of Scotland’s largest […]
ASC commits to fight against ocean plastic waste from aquaculture, planning specific requirements for farms to properly dispose of plastics and aquaculture gear, and becoming the first and only aquaculture […]
The aquaculture award nominations deadline is fast approaching for Lantra Scotland’s Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards. Employers, teachers and training providers across the sector are all being […]
A new Vietnam shrimp commitment to bring 20,000 small-scale shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, to a level equivalent to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program’s green Best Choice – […]
New study shows not enough being done to boost blue bio economy. Over 50% of any fish caught or farmed is not consumed directly. In the case of tuna, as […]
The Idle Rocks named UK Seafood Restaurant of the Year. The restaurant in St Mawes, Cornwall, has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Seafood Restaurant of the Year, […]
EU reaches MPA target, designating at least 10 % of Europe’s seas as marine protected areas to safeguard marine biodiversity and ecosystems. A total of 10.8 % of the surface […]
Food companies join Global Ghost Gear Initiative – Today (30 October), at the Our Ocean 2018 conference in Bali, Nestlé, the world’s biggest food company and Tesco, the UK’s biggest […]