Fisheries
Study identifies vessel tracking patterns linked to potential illegal fishing
New research identifies fishing vessel tracking patterns off West Africa that could help authorities target illegal fishing investigations.
Health & Welfare
Taiwan will phase out fish arching in markets over animal welfare concerns
Taiwan plans to phase out fish arching through wholesale market restrictions and inspections to address animal welfare concerns.
Fisheries
Study of historic Baltic herring fishery collapse offers lessons for modern fisheries management
Study of a historic Baltic herring fishery collapse shows why fisheries management must consider environmental, economic and social pressures.
Fisheries
New technique could give fisheries advance warning before harmful algal blooms
A new monitoring technique could give fisheries up to seven weeks of warning before harmful algal toxins reach dangerous levels.
Fisheries
FAO opens Adriatic unit to strengthen fisheries management
The FAO has opened a new Adriatic Sea unit in Croatia to support science-based fisheries management and cooperation among six countries.
Fisheries
Study: American lobster fishery’s past could help improve future forecasts
Considering the lobster fishery’s history could make forecasts more useful for fishermen and managers making decisions about the future.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist: How upcycling plastic bottles could help small-scale fisheries cut dolphin bycatch
2026 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist GEMARS helps small-scale fisheries cut dolphin bycatch simply by upcycling plastic bottles.
Intelligence
Brazil needs more seafood consumption. Could aquaculture help close the food security gap?
Higher seafood consumption could improve food security in Brazil, but a study says aquaculture will be needed to help meet additional demand.
Aquafeeds
World Bank calls for expanded artemia farming as hatchery demand grows
Growing demand for Artemia could outpace wild supplies, according to World Bank reports calling for expanded controlled production.
Fisheries
Can ‘flying’ doors reduce the environmental impact of bottom trawling?
A field trial in Spain is testing semi-pelagic "flying" doors to reduce the impact of bottom trawling while maintaining catches.
Responsibility
‘Women’s work keeps fisheries alive’: How women in Japan are slowly breaking barriers in a male-dominated industry
Women are playing a growing role in fisheries in Japan despite traditional gender norms and male-dominated institutions limiting their opportunities.
Fisheries
Seagrass meadows support more nutritious fisheries than nearby coral reefs
A recent study found seagrass meadows support more nutritious fisheries than coral reefs, underscoring their role in coastal food security.
Intelligence
Aquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, but climate change and overfishing remain threats to the seafood industry
FAO’s SOFIA 2026 report highlights record seafood production, growing trade and rising climate change-related risks.
Fisheries
Marine plastic pollution cuts Vietnamese fishers’ income by 25 percent, study finds
In Vietnam, marine plastic pollution cuts the income of small-scale fishers by 25 percent and costs about $3,400 per vessel annually.
Fisheries
A decade after anti-IUU fishing pact, Mediterranean and Black Sea overfishing drops
A decade after a the anti-IUU fishing Port State Measures Agreement, overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea drops to record lows.
Fisheries
Does greater amberjack need a new fisheries management approach?
Study finds that greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic may benefit from separate fisheries management approaches.