Environment & Sustainability

A diver releases juvenile lobsters in the waters off the shore of Orkney, Scotland.

Orkney Shellfish Hatchery’s first clawed lobsters released into Scottish waters

December 3, 2021
WTO negotiators are planning to meet again soon to narrow differences on a draft agreement to curb harmful fishing subsidies.

WTO negotiators drill down on subsidies for fishing in disputed waters

December 3, 2021
South Africa has jailed two Chinese nationals suspected to be part of a global abalone-poaching syndicate.

South Africa jails Chinese abalone poachers suspected to be part of smuggling syndicate

December 2, 2021
Fisheries management using maximum sustainable yields (MSY) is key to maintaining healthy stocks, according to Brett Glencross, the technical director of IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organization.

IFFO’s Brett Glencross: Maximum sustainable yield strategy best management solution

December 2, 2021
U.S. grocery chain Hy-Vee has adopted a new seafood supplier code of conduct (SCoC) aimed at upholding human and labor rights.

Hy-Vee adopts seafood supplier code of conduct

December 1, 2021
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 2021 meeting begins 29 November, as it faces the expiration of its Tropical Tuna Measure guiding fishing controls for bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna in its jurisdiction.

WCPFC faces test as expiration date nears for Tropical Tuna Measure

November 29, 2021
at regional fishery management organizations, according to Susan Jackson, the president of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

ISSF’s Susan Jackson: Tuna stock-rebuilding efforts are working

November 29, 2021
China’s Agriculture Ministry has published a document suggesting it will cap the number licenses it grants to squid vessels fishing in international waters.

China pledges to cap its distant-water squid fleet

November 26, 2021
IFFO and SFP have formed a new roundtable group with the goal of improving data on fisheries in West Africa.

IFFO, SFP roundtable focuses on West Africa, faces Greenpeace critique

November 26, 2021
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