The MSC publishes its first formal evaluation report The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published its first formal, quantitative evaluation of performance in 14 years, in order to spread an unde... 25/10/2013
For the first time, legislation may restrict MSC certification use New legislation has just been proposed by an American legislator to limit the influence of external certification on the sustainable seafood indust... 09/10/2013
EU ban on Ghana’s tuna may soon be lifted after actions to address IUU have been taken, says government The EU has stopped importing (presumed) illegally caught tuna from Ghana since March 2013 because the EU argues that the Ghanaian government does n... 09/10/2013
EU–Thailand FTA negotiations: Tuna stakes Negotiations for an EU–Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) have resumed. In this context, the president of the Thai Tuna Industry Association backs... 09/10/2013
World supply, demand and trade of fish and fishery products An international seminar on fisheries and aquaculture economics held in Spain at the end of July provided information on the changes and developmen... 08/09/2013
Tuna fisheries management issues: The stumbling block in EU–Pacific EPA negotiations In a recent article, Islands Business comments on the EU–Pacific negotiations deadlock, making a link with the European Parliament initiative to de... 08/09/2013
Call for increased support to Pacific aquaculture Aquaculture experts in the Pacific ACP region are calling for increased support to help the industry develop, as there is major potential for the c... 02/09/2013
EU players concerned over state of pangasius industry Undercurrent News reports that EU consumer demand for farmed pangasius – a type of catfish – is falling, as the quality of the fish raises concerns... 02/09/2013
Rising canned tuna price prompted EU importers to look for cheaper ACP products The latest Globefish report on canned tuna shows that prices have increased last year, as the supply of raw material has been lower than current de... 22/07/2013
“Namibia fish should not be held hostage by any single market,” says minister “Namibia should not allow itself to be held hostage by any single market,” said Namibia’s Minister of Trade and Industry, urging fisheries stakehol... 22/07/2013