The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…
Ahead of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s meeting to address plastic pollution, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations has (ICFA) reiterated that the seafood community and its regulators must remain fully…
Korea has made real progress in improving conditions for migrant seafarers working on its distant-waters vessels. But while this is seen as a positive step, more is needed to achieve…
Fourteen-year-old fisher Muireann Kavanagh travelled from Arranmore Island in Co. Donegal to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a series of meetings with MEPs, facilitated by Chris MacManus MEP. She’s…
A group of organisations representing Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors have launched a strategic alliance aimed at advancing shared goals and promoting critical industry priorities on a broader stage. AIPCE…
Global certification body DNV took the opportunity presented by the Global Seafood Expo in Barcelona to award Tri Marine Group certification to the food safety standard BRCGS Agents and Brokers…
Seafood investor Bluefront Equity is launching its second investment fund and has already secured USD 50 million for sustainable seafood investments, including commitment from one of the world’s most renowned…
Semi-Circular Spreading Gear has been attracting interest with the Norwegian trawler fleet. Although this isn’t exactly new, it has taken a while for this idea to catch on. Now that it…
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging the owner and captains of two crab catcher vessels with illegally transporting crab from Alaska, in violation of the Lacey…
The European Commission has published the 2020-2023 report on its activities to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, which states that a key achievement is the amended IUU Regulation, adopted…