Fisheries

A recently launched satellite monitoring programme suggests that a voluntary international trawling moratorium off the coast of the Svalbard archipelago is proving effective.

Fishermen can help overcome the current fishing industry-marine science data shortages if supported in the right way, according to a new study.

Fisheries for coldwater crab in Europe and North America are among the least sustainably managed for these species in the world.

Norwegian cod exports achieved a record value in the first quarter of the year, topping NOK 3 billion (£273 million).

Owners of active, Welsh-registered commercial fishing vessels are urged to take advantage of an opportunity to access grant aid to purchase Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) with integrated Personal L…

An international project which aims to track scores of wild Atlantic salmon over the next two years was launched today as part of Europe's largest effort to halt the decline of the species.

An international symposium which will discuss strategies to support the growth of the EU’s aquaculture industry is taking place in Brussels on 12 June.

The Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) has welcomed the passing of the federal government’s marine park management plans in the senate.

A new programme has been launched today to help improve the sustainability of reduction fisheries – ie those that catch fish primarily for conversion into fish meal and fish oil.

Beatings at gunpoint, slavery, dangerous working conditions and squalid living conditions are among the challenges facing migrant fishermen working aboard Taiwanese-owned fishing vessels, according to…

Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, has joined forces with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) in a drive to reduce the growing problem of marine plastic pollution.

A Scottish salmon farming company has pledged to ensure that any wild-caught wrasse it uses as cleanerfish are sustainably sourced.

AKVA group has signed a contract for the delivery of four Polarcirkel work boats to Bremnes Seashore. With a value of more than NOK 10 million (£927,000), this is AKVA group’s largest independent boat…

Around £700,000 has been set aside by the Scottish government to help address the range of pressures related to the decline of the country's wild salmon stocks.

Seventy-eight percent of 2016’s global tuna catch came from stocks at “healthy” levels according to a new report.

Libby Woodhatch has been appointed as the next executive chair of the IFFO RS, the global standard for the responsible supply of marine ingredients.

Fisheries in Southeast Asia have landed almost 40 million tonnes of fish for use in aquaculture and livestock feeds in the last six decades – far outstripping the volumes landed for human consumption …

Index Initiative, initiator of the Seafood Stewardship Index (SSI) has joined the Conservation Alliance, as it seeks to propel the use of benchmarks to engage seafood companies in delivering on the Un…

A new 5-year plan that aims to increase the sustainability of global tuna fisheries has been published by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) today.

A new study has revealed that commercial fishing covers more than 55 percent of the ocean’s surface - over four times the area covered by agriculture.