Small Maine island yields huge haul of ghost gear
'You see this tiny little island, just piled 10 feet (high) with lobster traps and rope and buoys and just all this stuff that is washed up on the shore' -- Madeline Black, Ocean Conservancy.
Canadian aquaculture faces its greatest challenge ever, rep says
In this exclusive video interview with Undercurrent News, the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance's Timothy Kennedy details whats next for British Columbia salmon farmers
Biden administration picks sites for Gulf of Mexico wind farms
Commercial harvesters fear wind farms causing a loss of the ability to navigate the waters around turbines and the potential impact on squid and other fish
Consumers battling inflation by buying more private label foods
Sales of grocery-store-branded items have gained momentum throughout the past four months
Riverence gets first-ever FishCARE certification
The standard aims to verify that producers are using best practices in caring for animals, the environment, and the people and communities who support them
Trade insights: Ecuador hits 500,000t of shrimp exports in first half of 2022
Ecuador surpassed half a million metric tons in exports of shrimp in the first six months of 2022 after another month of bumper shipments to China
Oman delists three-vessel tuna fleet for IUU violations
The case sets a strong precedent for national governments to take action to end IUU fishing, Environmental Justice Foundation said
US hake feeds Ukraine’s troops, civilians but imports are falling fast
Alex Babadzhanov estimates that as much as half of the fish the country imports, including whiting, feeds the Ukrainian army or goes as humanitarian aid
Dead orca wrapped in illegal crab gear raises entanglement concerns on US West Coast
It remains unclear if the orca was dead prior to being entangled or died because of the entanglement
US pushes ‘tuna politics’ with 10-year, $600m pledge to Pacific islands
The commitment follows a Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council statement that China's influence in the region threatens US national interests