Leading global brands launch new traceability standards. The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST)—a major industry forum involving more than five dozen companies worldwide from across the seafood supply chain—has […]
WWF – unclear EU fishing deals compromising sustainability. A lack of accountability and transparency around EU fishing activities outside EU waters is contributing to overfishing and endangering local food supply, […]
Mosquito nets devastating fish stocks. Mosquito nets designed to prevent malaria transmission are used for fishing which may devastate tropical coastal ecosystems, according to a new scientific study. The researchers […]
MSC doubles funding to Ocean Stewardship Fund. With world leaders convening this week in Oslo for Our Oceans 2019, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is increasing its commitment to global […]
Continued Growth in Sustainable Seafood Demand – Sales of MSC certified sustainable seafood has reached one million tonnes for the first time. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), responsible for the […]
Guam reef fish hit by overfishing. A new assessment of 12 Guam reef fish species suggests that overfishing is likely occurring for four species, including the longface emperor. Others are in much […]
Thousands of endangered sharks slaughtered by overfishing, new report reveals. Activists from Greenpeace International confronted a fishing vessel yesterday around 200 miles away from The Azores as it was hauling […]
NGOs call for an end to fisheries subsidies. BLOOM and 58 other international NGOs have written to the World Trade Organisation calling on their members to respect their engagement […]