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Ground Control expands European fisheries monitoring with Türkiye RockFLEET deployment. Deployment across over 850 commercial fishing vessels will strengthen fleet visibility, improve regulatory oversight and support sustainable fisheries management. Ground […]
Recommendations to improve EU squid import controls from Market Advisory Council (MAC) and Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC). The Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) delivered […]
FAO recognises Spain’s commitment to combating illegal fishing. The award was presented during the opening of a training course for specialists from Latin America and Africa aimed at strengthening the […]
African nations announce major electronic monitoring and tuna transparency commitments at Our Ocean Conference. Kenya, Seychelles, Gabon, Tanzania and South Africa advance country-led actions to strengthen fisheries transparency with tuna leading […]
Sixteen countries adopt Mombasa Declaration to advance fisheries transparency and combat illegal fishing. Sixteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific have adopted the Mombasa Declaration […]
How Port State Measures are locking IUU catches out of markets a decade on. Ten years ago, the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing reached a major milestone with […]
IOTC advances several monitoring and bycatch priorities while tuna conservation challenges remain. by Dr. Hilario Murua and Kerrie Robertson As the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) annual meeting concludes, the International Seafood […]
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) […]
As Attenborough Turns 100, the call to tackle illegal fishing has never been more urgent. Environmental groups are calling for the UK Government to honour Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday by […]
Three weeks to go – Fish, Trace, Ship – UK seafood industry must be ready by 8 January. With just three weeks remaining until new EU, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated […]
Enhancing supply chain transparency in tuna, SFP, ISSF, and GFW join forces. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), Global Fishing Watch (GFW), and International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) are collaborating to improve […]
Help shape the Fish Export Service – Fish, Trace, Ship. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting fishers, merchants and exporters to help shape changes to the Fish Export Service (FES) to […]
Fish, Trace, Ship – Act now! and get on board for seafood export changes. The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have launched the Fish, Trace, Ship campaign to support the UK’s seafood […]
Europêche supports UNOC3 Declaration to boost multilateral ocean and fisheries governance. Europêche, the leading representative body for the European fishing sector, warmly welcomes the adoption of the UNOC3 Political Declaration[1], […]
The Nature Conservancy awarded pioneering grant from Bezos Earth Fund’s AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. The grant supports innovative AI-driven solutions to tackle urgent environmental challenges. The Nature […]
Spotlight shines on Northeast Asia’s tuna fleets at Our Ocean Conference. Ocean Outcomes and Global Fishing Watch leading charge to modernise high-risk tuna fleets with cutting-edge technologies. At this year’s […]
Maintaining momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries: The need for science-based conservation and effective monitoring in the Indian Ocean. By Holly Koehler and Dr. Hilario Murua The April 2025 Indian Ocean Tuna […]
North-East Atlantic fisheries face significant challenges in conservation and control. The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) – which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark […]
ISSF reviews annual ICCAT meeting outcomes in new article. Following the annual International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest article welcomes strong progress for Atlantic […]
ISSF urges the WCPFC to increase sustainability and improve fisheries management in newest statement. At annual WCPFC meeting, Pacific fisheries managers must boost monitoring and stock sustainability. The tuna fisheries in the western […]
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