Fisheries
UK government embraces high-tech solution to safeguard fish stocks in English waters
Once operational, the UK plans to make Remote Electronic Monitoring technology mandatory for all vessels in five priority fisheries.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Fisheries Innovation Award Finalist: Global Fishing Watch’s digital tool to combat IUU fishing
Global Fishing Watch’s new open-access platform strengthens the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and helps reduce supply chain risks.
Fisheries
Defining and monitoring destructive fishing represents a new era in fisheries policy
Thanks to a new multistakeholder framework, researchers are a step closer to better understanding destructive fishing and addressing its impacts.
Fisheries
New database revealing salmon patterns at sea aims to curb IUU fishing
A new analysis of where salmon are concentrated at sea could aid with fisheries management and help curb IUU fishing.
Fisheries
Fishing effort dynamics around the Galápagos Marine Reserve as described by Automatic Identification System data
Spatial and seasonal data are essential to understanding fishing effort dynamics and improving fisheries management in less-studied areas.
Responsibility
How can the fishing industry address forced labor, with the scope more in focus?
The Financial Transparency Coalition reported that IUU fishing and forced labor often go hand-in-hand and that greater transparency is key.
Fisheries
Putting IUU fishing on the map: Global Fishing Watch intends to bring the invisible into view
With $60 million in Audacious Project funding, the IUU fishing watchdogs aim to leverage AI and satellite data to halt illegal activity at sea.
Fisheries
In efforts to enhance transparency in fisheries, the ultimate beneficial owner comes into focus
Complex international ownership chains make it difficult for enforcement authorities to identify the ultimate beneficial owner of a fishing vessel.
Innovation & Investment
Disruptive technology for seafood traceability makes ORIVO a Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist
Norway-based company says its NMR spectroscopy technology is setting new standards for seafood traceability and transparency.
Fisheries
Study: Organizing artisanal fishers and processors improves fisheries management
Participation by traditionally excluded communities increases science-based fisheries management, a new study concludes.
Fisheries
Can an underwater artificial intelligence bot detect IUU fishing?
A new underwater artificial intelligence bot could "revolutionize" ocean monitoring and IUU fishing identification, scientists say.
Responsibility
European Commission to step up measures to curb shark-finning trade
The European Commission will explore legislative measures to end the shark fin trade, along with improved data collection and research.
Fisheries
EU presses for Indian Ocean tuna fisheries management changes
The European Union has made four proposals for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission session next month to improve tuna fisheries management.
Innovation & Investment
‘We want change’: How a seafood database aims to influence seafood investment decisions
Planet Tracker’s seafood database evaluates seafood companies’ exposure to sustainability risks like overfishing and IUU fishing.
Responsibility
Report: Ocean warming may intensify IUU fishing and threaten global security
The Royal United Services Institute warns that ocean warming caused by climate change could intensify IUU fishing and threaten food security.
Fisheries
Study: Squid fishing mostly conducted in unregulated waters
Squid fishing vessels fished largely in unregulated areas, presenting challenges for sustainability, a new international study finds.