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ASC leads global discussion on responsible aquaculture at major Japanese events. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) took a leading role in championing responsible aquaculture at the Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai and Sustainable Seafood […]
Seattle’s Alaska pollock industry unites for inaugural ‘Net Recycling Day’. Over 150 volunteers from Seattle’s Alaska pollock fleet transform end-of-life fishing gear during recycling event at Terminal 91. In a powerful […]
Fishing businesses warned not to flout new Defra rules. Last weekend marked 30 days until Defra’s new Simpler Recycling reforms come into action, but many businesses aren’t taking the changes […]
End-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear surveys launched by Seafish. Field research will help inform future sustainable management for end-of-life gear in the UK. Seafish, the public body which supports the UK […]
World’s first boat hull made from climate-neutral raw materials. In Norway, specifically in Mo i Rana at AKVA group, the world’s first boat hull made from climate-neutral raw materials is […]
Fishing nets recycled in the UK for the first time. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has teamed up with plastic processing experts Milspeed on a ground-breaking project to develop the […]
EU funded project recycles marine litter in Denmark. Plastic pollution in our ocean has devastating consequences for biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and coastal communities. EU has taken many steps to address […]
Recycled trawling material used in the production of electric cars Hampiðjan has put a lot of emphasis on collecting used fishing gear, classifying it into material categories and bringing it […]
Mowi Scotland helps Skye seaweed business. The team at KelpCrofting, a seaweed farming business on the Isle of Skye, wanted to build a storage shed and managed to do so based […]
Egersund Net’s sustainability drive reaps dividends. Twelve years of investing in sustainability have provided significant results for Egersund Net, which has delivered almost 17,000 tonnes of discarded nets and other […]
Views sought on Scottish Marine Litter Strategy Better recycling of fishing equipment and changing what we flush down the toilet could help cut the amount of litter in Scotland’s waters. […]
A new life in fashion for old fishing nets. In 2015, Yann Louboutin, Théo Desprez and Thibaut Uguen were all students at Brittany’s European Higher School of Art. Walking along […]
From abandoned fishing nets to sustainable clothing. Marine litter including abandoned fishing nets – also known as ghost nets – are a serious threat to marine ecosystems. In the EU, […]
Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub shortlisted. The Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project has been shortlisted for the Partnership Scotland Award at this year’s VIBES – Scottish Environment Business […]
Shetland students’ Green Team. The Shetland students’ Green Team have been awarded the 2019 HISA Society of the Year Award. The Green Team, which was formed by students at both […]
Drysdale’s bespoke aquaculture solutions. Tasmanian company Drysdale Engineering specialises in working closely with local fish farms, including the removal of old equipment to be recycled and replacing it with new […]
Irish bid for circular economy for fishing gear. Members of the Irish fishing sector met with harbour masters, net producers and with representatives from recycling companies and government officials in […]
Unrecyclable plastics disappearing from UK supermarket shelves. One year since UK businesses across the plastics supply chain made a unique pact to tackle plastics pollution, WRAP has published a report of […]
Princes increases package recycling. Fish canner Princes is once again increasing the recycled content of the plastic it uses, as the shrink wrap packaging on its UK manufactured products moves […]
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value […]
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