Latest Seafood and Aquaculture News: Keep Up with the Latest Developments in the Industry

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Fish and chips at Padstow harbour in Cornwall, UK.

Good Fish Guide advises taking UK-caught cod off the menu

The Marine Conservation Society’s revised seafood sustainability ratings leave no recommended option for UK-caught cod, suggesting alternatives such as hake, some haddock and farmed shellfish.

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New tool aims to bring climate risk into marine planning

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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to protect 30% of the world’s land and seas by 2030.

10% of the ocean now under protection, but urgent action needed to reach 30% target by 2030

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

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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

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

Seafish, MSC and Veramaris named finalists for NASF sustainability award

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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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Hima Seafood land-based trout farm in Rjukan, Norway.

Green Mountain's data center heat reuse by Hima Seafood is up and running

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Humpback whale pictured off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Canada unveils five-year plan to promote whale-safe fishing gear

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Therese Rist joins as senior advisor at WWF in northern Norway, at a time of growing pressure on Arctic marine ecosystems.

WWF boosts Arctic marine protection work in northern Norway

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Cleaning up this debris will help protect marine life and improve public safety.

Massachusetts strengthens regulations to clean up fishing gear debris

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Matts Johansen, CEO of Aker BioMarine and Chair of Aker QRILL Company; Jennifer Jordan‑Saifi, M.V.O., MBA, CEO of the Sustainable Markets Initiative; Rupert Howes, CEO of the Marine Stewardship Council.

Aker QRILL and MSC partner with King Charles' Sustainable Markets Initiative

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Environment

Environment

Good Fish Guide advises taking UK-caught cod off the menu

New tool aims to bring climate risk into marine planning

10% of the ocean now under protection, but urgent action needed to reach 30% target by 2030

Harmful algal bloom spreads west along southern Norway coast

Canada allocates CAD 1.2 million to protect wild Atlantic salmon

Scotland expands its Marine Fund by GBP 16 million

Norway creates new BlueNature centre for sustainable marine and coastal management

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

ASC launches consultation on aquaculture in and around protected areas

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

European Commission launches Ocean Board and invites experts to apply

Seafish, MSC and Veramaris named finalists for NASF sustainability award

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

Green Mountain's data center heat reuse by Hima Seafood is up and running

Canada unveils five-year plan to promote whale-safe fishing gear

WWF boosts Arctic marine protection work in northern Norway

Massachusetts strengthens regulations to clean up fishing gear debris

Aker QRILL and MSC partner with King Charles' Sustainable Markets Initiative

Historic High Seas Treaty officially enters into force

SeaForester and Seaweed Solutions merge to form SeaForester Group, launching capital raise

EU seeks input on marine rules after environmental targets missed

Consultation opens on scaling hatchery production for native oyster restoration

Chile sanctions the 'Quimeyco Fish Farming Project' for environmental violations

"Huge potential to scale up": EU unveils new bioeconomy strategy