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Native oysters – tiny creatures, big impact beneath the waves. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and NativeAqua, a native oyster farm, have been awarded £14,300 to investigate how to […]
Critical need for mackerel sharing arrangement, EU mackerel still a responsible choice. At the start of the next round of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, the EU fishing industry urges […]
We need to talk about fish feed. Aoife Martin, NAPA Independent Chair. Seafood is crucially important to our global food security. According to the 2025 State of World Fisheries and […]
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed […]
Half of UK’s top ten fish stocks in peril as government ignores the science. New Oceana UK report shows half of UK’s top ten fish stocks are critically low, being […]
Urgent call for fair funding, balanced management and sustainable trade rules. Europêche, the representative body of the EU fishing industry, held high-level meetings last Friday with Commissioner Kadis and Fisheries […]
MSC respond to EAT-Lancet Commission report. Responding to the publication of the The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems, Nicolas Guichoux, the Chief Programme Officer at the […]
New ICES cod advice highlights flaws in the system. New advice from ICES for a zero TAC in the iconic North Sea cod fishery is bound to capture headlines, but behind […]
Dire mackerel stock warning – Princes commits to MSC-Certified Chilean mackerel. Princes Group strengthens its responsible sourcing commitments with MSC-Certified Chilean mackerel sourcing initiative. Princes Group will now source MSC-certified Chilean […]
UK mackerel supplies under threat as new scientific advice recommends 70% cut to catch in Northeast Atlantic: MSC reactive comment. Erin Priddle, Director of Northern Europe at the Marine Stewardship […]
Iceland foods sets global benchmark for seafood sustainability. Iceland Foods has become the first frozen food retailer globally to ensure that 100% of its own label wild fish and seafood […]
FAU study decodes a decade of grouper grunts to unlock spawning secrets. More than a decade of acoustic recordings of grouper grunts are providing new insight into how sound can […]
Iceland foods launches global first own-label MSC-certified red shrimp. Iceland Foods has become the first retailer globally to launch a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified frozen Argentinian Red Shrimp Fishery product […]
WWF welcomes move to ratify ‘landmark’ High Seas Treaty. Rod Downie, chief adviser for polar and oceans at WWF-UK, said: “This is hugely welcome progress towards ratification of the High Seas […]
Fish and Chips are Still Britain’s Number One Fish Dish Despite Gen Z and Millennial’s Love for Sushi and Fish Tacos A new poll has revealed that almost two-thirds of […]
How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters. Plymouth Marine laboratory’s Dr Sevrine Sailley, Ecosystem Modeller, has written for The Conversation UK on how climate change is reshaping fish habitats, […]
Untapped potential & regulatory hurdles. The UK’s shellfish industry. Read Fish Focus’ latest publication focusing on seafood processing. The UK’s shellfish farming sector is small in terms of our European counterparts in […]
A look at the rise of sustainable fishing in recent years. Over the past decade, sustainable fishing has shifted from being a niche novelty to an expected quality of mainstream […]
Updated ISSF report assesses tuna stock sustainability against MSC criteria. 12 of 23 global tuna stocks meet MSC Principle 1 Benchmark; 7 of 23 stocks have harvest control rules for sustainable […]
The Blue Belt Programme. The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments. The Blue Belt is the UK Government’s international […]
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