Sustainability

A new initiative that aims to promote inclusive and sustainable aquaculture in Africa as a means to achieve human development, food and nutrition security has been launched this week.

Farmed salmon has the scope to become the most sustainable source of healthy protein in the world, according to a representative of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI).

Fisheries and aquaculture businesses may be increasingly aware of the need to maintain the health of fish stocks and aquaculture practices, but the wellbeing of the world’s oceans – and ensuring the long-term sustainabil…

SEPA to enforce louse treatment reduction, but biomass limits might be increased.

The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) has registered its commitment to support the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 this week.

Global brands from the tourism, transport, cosmetics and finance sectors are joining forces on World Oceans Day to promote greater business engagement to halt the severe decline in the health of marine ecosystems, which …

A new paper in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution that recommends certification and ecolabeling programs as part of the solution to ending the overexploitation of fish stocks globally has been welcomed by the Mar…

Fifty major fishing companies, retailers and seafood businesses have signed the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration, an initiative led by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which demonstrates a growing momentum within the in…

A new global initiative that aims to ensure that at least 75 percent of global seafood comes from more sustainable sources by 2020 has been launched in the US this week.

A fearless fisheries minister whos led a high-profile campaign against harmful fishing practices, a collective effort to combat large-scale illegal fishing in East Africa, two chefs who step far outside their kitchens to…

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified farmed salmon has been officially endorsed as being a recommended, sustainable form of seafood by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

A project to assess the sustainability levels of those fisheries that supply fishmeal to the South East Asian aquafeed market has been launched by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Or…

One of the largest commercial aquaponics facilities in the world, which has the capacity to grow 125 metric tons of salmon and Arctic char and 200 metric tons of organic fresh greens annually, has now been opened in St P…

Exiting the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the only way forward for Scotlands fishing fleet, according to Scottish Fishermens Federation chief executive Bertie Armstrong.

A comprehensive analysis of the impact of sustainable seafood certification in safeguarding our marine resources has been published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) today.

The Orkney Sustainable Fisheries (OSF) brown crab creel fleet will formally enter full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard over the coming months.

The Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) capelin fishery has achieved MSC certification the first capelin fishery in the world to do so.

A collaborative project that focuses on reducing the amount of juvenile fish caught by trawlers has won the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources category at the Foodservice Footprint Awards.

More efforts are needed if the EU is to have an effective fisheries control system in place, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.

A new programme that aims to use fisheries and aquaculture to assist 3.5 million people to exit poverty and reduce the number of people suffering from deficiencies in essential micronutrients by 2.4 million has been laun…