Europêche meets Executive Vice President Sefcovic and Member States to discuss pressing fisheries issues. Europêche, the leading European organisation representing the fishing industry, held high-level meetings yesterday with Executive Vice […]
Genetic research helps in sustainable fisheries. Understanding the genetic structure of fish populations is vital to managing them sustainably into the future. Now cutting-edge genetic research confirms panmixia in North Pacific sablefish […]
EU champions sustainable fisheries at ICCAT annual meeting. The annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ended on 20 November in New Cairo, Egypt. […]
Marine Instruments’ dFAD recovery project prevents them from reaching coral reefs. Since 2021, the galician company has been collaborating with the NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the recovery of […]
Member States and fishing industry meet to discuss the fisheries package. One month after the publication of the European Commission ‘Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and […]
Our Ocean Conference opens in Panama, governments to announce historic actions to address global ocean crisis. The Republic of Panama opened the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference (OOC) yesterday with […]
Iceland Foods tops MSC’s supermarket ranking. Iceland Foods has for the first time been recognised as the number one supermarket by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for having the highest […]
New healthy fish and chips snack from Nordical Foods. Nordical Foods from Iceland is planning to revolutionise the way we eat fish and chips, using “dried not fried” fish together […]
NZ plea to recreational fishers to take ‘only what you need’ New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging recreational fishers to follow the fishing rules this summer and […]
Careful fish handling can help support sustainable fisheries. New information on the survival rates of snapper that are caught, then released, could help fishers save hundreds of thousands of fish […]
€212 million programme for Germany. European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027: the Commission adopts €212 million programme for Germany. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Germany, the […]
Concrete steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries – Countries take concrete steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea More than twenty countries and the European Union […]
Space-based monitoring could be the key to sustainable fisheries. Illegal fishing ships could soon have nowhere to hide, even at night, thanks to a satellite-based solution for maritime surveillance being […]
EU pushes for stronger ocean governance at UN General Assembly. On 9 December, the UN General Assembly debated and adopted two resolutions on “Oceans and Law of the Sea” and […]
Shortcomings in the implementation of the Control Regulation. Effective implementation of the Control Regulation is key to promoting sustainable fisheries, while differences between Member States can result in unfair competition. […]
US and Russian scientists cooperate on Bering Sea fisheries. US and Russian scientists are working together to provide survey information critical for sustainable management of economically valuable Bering Sea fisheries. […]
We must protect our oceans – but giving up seafood is not the solution. There’s no doubt Netflix’s most recent documentary about oceans, Seaspiracy, has caused quite a stir. But, […]
EU and Seychelles First Joint Comittee Meeting on Sustainable Fisheries EU and Seychelles held their first Joint Committee meeting under new partnership agreement when they met to review the implementation […]
Friend of the Sea urges for regulation of Sustainable Seafood claims at FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI). Makes statement that third-party certification and national accreditation should be mandatory for making […]