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Fishing boat on the Baltic Sea.

European Parliament calls for urgent action on Baltic Sea fish stocks

MEPs are urging the European Commission and EU countries to take emergency measures to "reset" the Baltic Sea ecosystem.

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Institutional visit to Octolarvae's headquarters.

Public-private partnership to advance regenerative aquaculture in Galicia

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Corals and sponges on the seabed were photographed with an ROV.

Fish farm location may reduce environmental impact on certain species, study finds

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Salmon smolt

Norway's Institute of Marine Research launches annual sea lice monitoring drive

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EU fishing fleet

EU report warns fish stock recovery remains too slow

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Restorae co-founders, CEO Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda, and CTO Leif Rune Solås.

New alliance to help restore native European oysters

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Imágenes tomadas mediante microscopía óptica (DIC = contraste de interferencia diferencial), capturadas a 100× y 400×.

Spanish research examines how harmful algal bloom species thrive

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Les Terres de l’Ebre has 167 active mussel farms, with an annual production of more than 2,900 tonnes and first-sale revenues of around €7M.

Ambitious initiative to decarbonize seafood production in the Ebro Delta

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The results of AcuAdapt will be translated into thematic maps and GIS layers.

Spanish initiative to assess climate change impacts on marine aquaculture development

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Iceland's Minister of Industry, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis.

EU and Iceland advance ocean cooperation at Reykjavik talks

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Harmful algal blooms

Harmful algal bloom spreads west along southern Norway coast

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Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, adult, Quebec, Canada.

Canada allocates CAD 1.2 million to protect wild Atlantic salmon

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Mairi Gougeon, Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary.

Scotland expands its Marine Fund by GBP 16 million

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The BlueNature centre will help Norway combine nature conservation and business development along the coast and in the sea, according to SINTEF Ocean.

Norway creates new BlueNature centre for sustainable marine and coastal management

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Ocean Stewardship Initiative group photo, March 13, 2026, at Hampton Court Palace, London.

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined the Ocean Stewardship Initiative

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The stakeholder consultation is open on the Aquaculture Stewardship Council website until 9 April.

ASC launches consultation on aquaculture in and around protected areas

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A school of mackerel.

“Missed opportunity” as North-East Atlantic states fail to agree on mackerel sharing

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Fishing boats moored on docks at a small Atlantic fishing community in Newfoundland, Canada.

Canada embarks on review of fisheries rules to protect independent harvesters

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NASF Sustainability Award Winner Veramaris - Mark Van Nieuwland, CEO.

Veramaris wins inaugural sustainability award at North Atlantic Seafood Forum

A French fishing boat returns with its catch.

EU seeks feedback on future of fisheries and aquaculture

The first trial run of the USV Pamela, mounted with an eDNA sampler.

Norwegian researchers develop real-time eDNA tools to monitor harmful jellyfish

The call for applications to join the new European Ocean Board will remain open until 10 March 2026.

European Commission launches Ocean Board and invites experts to apply

Bergen, location of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum taking place this March.

Seafish, MSC and Veramaris named finalists for NASF sustainability award

The Blow Me Down Wall, a huge granite cliff located in a remote fjord on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Newfoundland will not support a National Marine Conservation Area on its southern coast

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