Hailia Nordic's pulled rainbow trout product inside its packaging — Kuopio, Finland-based Kalavapriikki and Karkkila, Finland-headquartered food-tech company Hailia Nordic have created a new pulled rainbow trout product | Photo courtesy of Hailia Nordic

September 16, 2024

Kalavapriikki, Hailia Nordic team up to launch pulled rainbow trout in S Group stores in Finland

Processing workers at a Reunimer factory in masks and gloves near a production line featuring bags of product — Processing workers at a Reunimer factory | Photo courtesy of Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)

September 16, 2024

Hivest Capital acquires majority stake in Réunimer – Pêcherie du Sud

Russian crab fishing vessel Sergey Prikhodko floating on the water soon after its maiden voyage — The recently launched Russian crab fishing vessel Sergey Prikhodko | Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

September 16, 2024

More than RUB 200 billion invested in Russia’s Far East through investment-quota scheme, but latest crab auction has no buyers

Water in the Ionian sea, tinted pink and blue by the sun, filled with sea bream and sea bass farming cages, which are round and float on top of the water. In the background, mountains appear blue through the mist. — View of sea bream and sea bass farming cages in the Ionian Sea in Greece | Photo courtesy of Tsuguliev/Shutterstock

September 16, 2024

Survey finds 8 out of 10 European consumers support humane fish-slaughter practices

Luca Micciche (left) among other panelists at the "Deep Dive into China’s Shrimp Production and Global Farming Perspectives" panel at the 2024 Global Shrimp Forum — Luca Micciche (left) among other panelists at the "Deep Dive into China’s Shrimp Production and Global Farming Perspectives" panel at the 2024 Global Shrimp Forum | Photo courtesy of Fuci Guo/LinkedIn

September 16, 2024

Chinese shrimp production growth stagnating, but greenhouse ponds present way forward

Environment & Sustainability

Staff at several African startups who received funding from a joint initiative to promote climate solutions — Staff at several African startups who received funding from a joint initiative to promote climate solutions | Photo courtesy of BFA Global

3 African seafood startups picked for climate-resilience funding

August 14, 2024

A fisherman tosses away a shark his vessel caught as unwanted bycatch — A fisherman tosses away a shark his vessel caught as unwanted bycatch | Photo courtesy of Tara Lambourne/Shutterstock

Seafood waste less than half of previous estimates, according to US researchers

August 14, 2024

Representatives of South Africa's ICV Africa, which recently attained MSC certification — Representatives of South Africa's ICV Africa, which recently attained MSC certification | Photo courtesy of Marine Stewardship Council

South African albacore fishery wins MSC certification; Secret Smokehouse nabs B Corp status

August 13, 2024

Human Rights at Sea International Executive Director David Hammond — Human Rights at Sea International Executive Director David Hammond | Photo courtesy of Human Rights at Sea International

Campaigner demands shake-up of certification schemes' approach to labor abuse

August 12, 2024

A dolphin swimming in the ocean — A dolphin swimming in the ocean | Photo courtesy of Tara Lambourne/Shutterstock

Conservation groups sue US government to enforce marine mammal protections on imported seafood

August 12, 2024

A glass sponge in the Hecate Strait Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reef Marine Protected Area — A glass sponge, one of the protected species in the Hecate Strait Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reef Marine Protected Area | Photo courtesy of Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canada fines commercial halibut vessel over USD 24,000 for illegal fishing

August 9, 2024

Sea Pact Executive Director Sam Grimley and Acme Smoked Fish Sustainability Manager Alexandra Golub

Op-ed: How to rebalance responsible fisheries management post-Chevron

August 7, 2024

The Mississippi River — Runoff along the Mississippi River causes the Gulf of Mexico dead zone | Photo courtesy of Justin Wilkens/Shutterstock

NOAA confirms above-average Gulf of Mexico dead zone

August 6, 2024

Scotland’s Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is developing a product that could reduce algae blooms — Scotland’s Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is developing a product that could reduce algae blooms | Photo courtesy of IBioIC

Nomad Foods, Morrisons join Move to -15°C movement; Biochar could reduce algae blooms

August 6, 2024

A net pen used in an aquaculture operation — Rep. Mary Peltola's bill would prevent the U.S. federal government from supporting offshore aquaculture without Congressional authorization. | Photo courtesy of Leonid Sorokin/Shutterstock

Peltola moves to ban US support of offshore aquaculture in federal waters

August 5, 2024

Sustainability Strategist Ned Daly — Sustainability Strategist Ned Daly | Photo courtesy of Ned Daly/LinkedIn

Op-ed: Business cluster models are helping enable innovation in seafood

August 2, 2024

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Robert Foy, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Administrator Jon Kurland, and NOAA Assistant Administrator Janet Coit at a panel at Seafood Expo North America — Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Robert Foy, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Administrator Jon Kurland, and NOAA Assistant Administrator Janet Coit at a panel at Seafood Expo North America | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

NOAA Fisheries grappling with fisheries management in the face of climate change

August 2, 2024

Two Atlantic sturgeon swimming — Species Recovery Grant funding helps support conservation efforts for species like Atlantic sturgeon | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

US senators vie to keep Species Recovery Grants going as NOAA proposes ending program

August 2, 2024

MarinTrust Executive Chair Libby Woodhatch giving a presentation — MarinTrust Executive Chair Libby Woodhatch giving a presentation | Photo courtesy of MarinTrust

DeSmog: MarinTrust not addressing conflict of interest problems

August 1, 2024

Two researchers monitor a coho salmon death in Longfellow Creek in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. in 2020 — Two researchers monitor a coho salmon death in Longfellow Creek in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. in 2020 | Photo courtesy of Puget Soundkeeper

6PPD alternatives found for further testing after its discovered link to Washington salmon die-offs

August 1, 2024

Jordan deposited its instrument of acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 23 July. — Jordan deposited its instrument of acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 23 July | Photo courtesy of World Trade Organization

India faces recrimination over its stance in WTO fishery subsidies deal negotiations

July 31, 2024

A group of horseshoe crabs spawning on a beach. — Horseshoe crab conservation gained a win as the U.S. Pharmacopeia has developed new standards paving the way for replacing horseshoe crab blood with synthetic alternatives in biomedical applications | Photo courtesy of Jana Shea/Shutterstock

New biomedical standards celebrated by organizations opposed to horseshoe crab harvesting

July 30, 2024

The Bonneville Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge — The Bonneville Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge | Photo courtesy of Tada Images/Shutterstock

US government announces USD 240 million for Pacific Northwest hatchery upkeep

July 29, 2024