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NOAA Fisheries released two draft programmatic environmental impact statements (PEIS) to support the identification of proposed Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico. The public is invited to review and …
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Santa Cruz, CA – For a third consecutive year, Hy-Vee Inc. and FishWise, a non-profit sustainable seafood consultancy, have publicly released data about the grocer’s tuna supply chains. In contrast to previous iterations of this …
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A new working definition of ‘destructive fishing’ has successfully been drafted following a rigorous consultation process involving 80 fisheries experts from over 30 countries. Many policies and international frameworks – …
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Ground-breaking new SEAwise research shows habitat restoration and measures to tackle the effects of pollution and proliferating coastal development may be just as important to ensuring healthy fish stocks as …
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By Wasseem Emam FAI and Ethical Seafood Research (ESR) have announced a new partnership to launch the Tilapia Welfare Project in Egypt. Egypt is the top tilapia producer in Africa …
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Photo Banner Credit: Nicolas Job According to a new analysis of the farmed shellfish market released this week by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine’s farmed shellfish industry is projected …
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Tasmania’s salmon industry, a booming enterprise expanding along the island state’s pristine coastline, has become the subject of heated debate and controversy. The industry, now a $1 billion operation, has …
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A team of researchers specialising in the impact of unsustainable fishing on marine ecosystems have launched a new illustrative framework to monitor the scale and impact of ‘destructive fishing’. The UN …
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The Nature Conservancy Gulf of Mexico Program just released recommendations for accelerating the restoration of oysters in the Gulf of Mexico. The report suggests eight overall strategies for oyster restoration …
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Kona, Hawaii – Sea Pact announced today that Blue Ocean Mariculture has joined the organization as its newest member. Sea Pact is a pre-competitive collaboration of leading North American seafood …
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