Environment & Sustainability

A Walton Family Foundation poll found U.S. consumers would eat more seafood if they knew about its health benefits and expect it to be legally caught.

New poll finds US voters want assurances merchants are selling legally-caught seafood

March 25, 2022
An Indian-flagged fishing vessel, the AVE MARIYA, which the IOTC alleges has fished illegally.

IOTC publishes new list of vessels allegedly perpetrating IUU

March 25, 2022
A fishing boat at night.

WTO sets new date for discussions on deal to limit fishing subsidies

March 24, 2022
Ireland’s fishing industry is facing sanction by U.S. authorities after a U.S.-based human rights campaign group filed a report with American authorities alleging exploitation of migrant workers aboard Irish fishing vessels.

Ireland faces possible sanctions from US due to fisheries labor issues

March 24, 2022
The Israr 1, 2, and 3, which have all had insurance coverage pulled following an Environmental Justice Foundation report.

Insurer nixes coverage for Atlantic tuna fishing fleet following IUU investigation

March 23, 2022
Kenya has agreed to begin requiring minimum safety requirements on its fishing vessels by ratifying the Cape Town Agreement.

Kenya ratifies Cape Town Agreement

March 23, 2022
Sylvester Pokajam, the president of Papua New Guinea's Fishing Industry Association, is calling on his country's government to reform its National Fisheries Authority's policy document, which guides its regulation of the sector.

Papua New Guinea’s tuna sector at a crossroads between growth, sustainability

March 23, 2022
A group of 26 grocery chains, seafood industry stakeholders, and experts are calling on the federal government to commit to a timeline to fulfill its mandate to implement boat-to-plate traceability for seafood in Canada.

Grocers, seafood suppliers push Canada’s government on traceability

March 22, 2022
Amersfoort, the Netherlands-based Nutreco and its subsidiary Skretting, a Stavanger, Norway-based feed and fingerling producer, have released a new responsible sourcing policy for marine ingredients.

Nutreco, Skretting release responsible sourcing policy

March 22, 2022
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