Lucy Towers

PERU - On 27 July 2016, Peru's production ministry surprised the fishmeal and fish oil market by calling an end to the first center-north fishing season even though less than half of the quota had been met. The closure a…

INDONESIA - At the Economists fourth annual World Ocean Summit, the Walton Family Foundation outlined its five-year strategy for sustainable fisheries across Indonesia, building on 10 years of work with fishermen and the…

Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global seafood market. It has also been associated with drug smuggling and slave lab…

There is little doubt that education and training are vital to maintaining a competent aquaculture workforce, and that in turn a competent workforce is essential for the aquaculture industry to prosper. As outlined in a …

US - A new study by the University of Washington and Simon Fraser University has found that some fish lose out while others benefit as urban and agricultural development encroaches on streams and rivers across the United…

VENEZUELA - The government is working to make Venezuela a fishing and aquaculture power house, and in this way is aiming to optimise the distribution of seafood to the population.

Climate change can have a different impact on male and female fish, shellfish and other marine animals, with widespread implications for the future of marine life and the production of seafood. But a paper published in t…

AUSTRALIA - ?A new bycatch device has delivered impressive results that will improve the sustainability of fishing operations of wild catch prawns in Australias Northern Prawn Fishery.

US - Current lobster prices on the North American market are at the highest they have been in ten years. A combination of weak landings and higher demand has pushed prices up, particularly for lobster meat. Meanwhile, th…

EU - The European Commission has lifted the 'yellow cards' for Curaao and Solomon Islands, recognising the significant progress both countries have made in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fish…

New research has found that climate change will cause dramatic impacts in the world's fisheries, but with effective management most fisheries could yield more fish and more prosperity, even with a changing climate.

EU - The EU has said it is concerned by IATTC's failure to adopt a robust, science-based conservation measure for tropical tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

AUSTRALIA - A new outbreak of white spot disease has been reported on a giant tiger prawn farm in Logan River, Queensland.

GLOBAL - A new report from WorldFish projects that fish production in ASEAN countries will reach 24 per cent of global output by 2030.

SCOTLAND - The latest round of the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will deliver 41 projects which will contribute to the sustainable management of fisheries and marine ecosystems and help businesses upgrade o…

UK - An international partnership met in Reykjavk today to scope out a new Aquaculture Innovation Network for the Northern Periphery and Arctic (AINNPA) aimed at improving innovation support for remotely located aquacult…

US - We have watched Atlantic Salmon prices soar as inventories are set to get worse before they get better. Because Atlantic Salmon is the only fresh salmon available 365 days a year, demand is high and Fresh Atlantic p…

US - Depending on appropriations, NOAA Sea Grant expects to have available a total of $10,000,000-$12,000,000 across fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 for a national initiative to increase aquaculture production in the s…

SPAIN - Researchers from the University of Burgos (Spain) have developed a fluorescent polymer that lights up in contact with mercury that may be present in fish.

RUSSIA Russias fish processor Kurilsk Universal Complex has become a strategic investor in local fish processor Ostrovny Rybokombinat and plans to build four new facilities on the Shikotan island where the company is bas…