First Sourcing Transparency Report Released – Thai Union Group PCL., (“Thai Union”) a leading global seafood company with a portfolio of brands worldwide, alongside its partner WWF, has released its […]
Thai Union and WWF UK win sustainability award. Thai Union and WWF-UK have been recognised as leaders in ‘Sustainable Supply Chains’ at this year’s prestigious edie Sustainability Leaders Awards. A key […]
A leap forward for seafood quality. Bylgja Pálsdóttir and Magni Veturliðason explain how the latest sub-chilling technology further enhances the environmental leadership of high-quality fresh fish. Collectively, society is on […]
Australian fishery growth continues. The gross value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production (GVP) continues to grow according to the ABARES Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics 2017 report. ABARES Executive Director, Dr […]
Aquaculture Key to Meeting US Seafood Needs – USA per capita seafood consumption increased by 1.1 pounds to 16 pounds in 2017, reaching the 16-pound mark for the first time […]
Over half of mahi mahi sourced sustainably, according to the latest sector report from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). The report is the latest sector report focused on SFP’s Target 75 initiative, a global […]
Australian Fishery and Aquaculture Production Continues to Grow – The gross value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production (GVP) continues to grow according to the ABARES Australian fisheries and aquaculture […]
Europeche management team re-elected – The Secretary General of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca), Javier Garat, has been re-elected as President of the European Fisheries Association, Europêche. The election was […]
EU fishing industry disappointed at EU tariff derogations. Europêche – which represents the EU’s catching sector – has expressed disappointed at tariff derogations set for imported fishery products. In a […]
High salmon loss at Wester Ross salmon farm. Wester Ross, the oldest independently owned salmon farmer in Scotland, experienced an exceptionally high salmon mortality at the Ardessie Farm in Little […]
Member States falling behind on CFP measures, says WWF. Member States have had five years to implement measures within the latest version of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but are […]
Europeans eating more fish than ever. The EUMOFA’s annual report offers a comprehensive analysis at EU-level of all market dimensions of fisheries and aquaculture products. EUMOFA releases The EU Fish market every year, […]
Fish Production projection Kenya – Kenya’s fish production in 2018 is projected to hit 160,000 metric tons, the same as last year, according to an article published in News Ghana. […]
EU signs fishing partnership with Guinea Bissau – On 15 November, the EU and Guinea Bissau signed a new Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, a year after the previous […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mackerel and herring flying the flag for growth in Scottish food sector. They are two of our most valuable commercial fish species exported to many parts of the world and […]
Fair Trade USA and ASC in new partnership pilot – Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), the […]
EU lacks ambition in setting fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea, says Europêche. EU Fisheries Ministers reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2018 for the ten stocks in the […]
Cape Verde Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement Renewed. Last Friday, the EU and Cape Verde agreed to renew the current Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, which expires at the end […]