Fisheries
Report spotlights emerging technologies to improve animal welfare in capture fisheries
An ALI report outlines emerging technologies and practices to improve animal welfare in fisheries, including AI monitoring.
Intelligence
Analysis: How the Middle East conflict is already pressuring global seafood markets
Rabobank analyst Gorjan Nikolik says rising fuel prices and supply chain disruptions from Middle East conflict could impact seafood markets for years.
Fisheries
Severe U.S. drought linked to major Gulf fisheries decline decades ago, study finds
Study finds a late-1980s U.S. drought triggered major declines in Gulf of Mexico fisheries, raising future food security risks.
Fisheries
NOAA scientists track massive marine heatwave affecting U.S. West Coast waters
NOAA scientists track a massive marine heatwave off the U.S. West Coast that could affect fisheries, species shifts and harmful algal blooms.
Responsibility
Shrinking cool-water habitat raises humpback whale entanglement risk, study finds
Study finds shrinking cool-water habitat raises humpback whale entanglement risk and could help forecast danger years ahead.
Fisheries
Fish are getting smaller as global food webs quietly reorganize, study finds
Study finds global fish food webs are shifting toward smaller species and fewer top predators, even where species counts stay stable.
Fisheries
Canada’s five-year plan aims to reduce whale entanglements in commercial fisheries
Canada unveils a five-year whalesafe fishing gear strategy aimed at reducing whale entanglements while supporting sustainable fisheries.
Fisheries
Can an electric-field device mitigate shark bycatch in commercial fisheries?
Tests show a simple zinc-and-graphite device can significantly reduce shark bycatch on longlines without affecting tuna or swordfish catches.
Fisheries
Tracking fishing fleets may reveal early warning signs of marine ecosystem changes
Study finds that tracking fishing fleet movements can detect climate-driven marine ecosystem changes faster than traditional ocean indicators.
Fisheries
Membertou First Nation to test Canada’s first electric boat in commercial lobster fishery
A First Nations-led project will test Canada’s first electric boat and assess if electric vessels can work in the commercial lobster fishery.
Fisheries
‘Catching salmon is our worst nightmare’: Alaska’s pollock industry’s bycatch solutions are driven by technology – and emotions
Reducing king and chum salmon bycatch in Alaska’s pollock fishery has required an industrywide effort with data sharing and new technology. Is it enough?
Fisheries
RFMOs are falling short of high-seas mandates, Duke University analysis finds
Analysis finds high seas fisheries management is not meeting mandates, with 56 percent of fish stocks overexploited or in decline.
Fisheries
FAO: Overfishing at 10-year low in Mediterranean and Black Sea
Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black seas reaches a 10-year low, underscoring aquaculture’s growing role as demand for seafood rises.
Fisheries
Tuna fisheries most at risk from climate change, new research suggests
A global study warns tuna and other migratory fisheries face the greatest climate risks as warming seas shift stocks and strain management.
Fisheries
Partnership aims to enhance transparency in global tuna supply chain
SFP-ISSF-GFW partnership will share data and tools to help buyers ID tuna vessels using sustainable practices and following regulations.
Fisheries
WTO adopts first global rules to curb harmful fisheries subsidies
WTO’s 'landmark' pact takes effect, banning harmful fisheries subsidies that drive overfishing and aiming to protect global marine stocks.