12 May 2026
Photo by Kate Estes A landmark investigation has revealed that European fishing companies have quietly expanded their dominance of the Indian Ocean tuna fishery by registering vessels under the flags of coastal states – allowing them to circumvent quota restrictions at a time when key tuna species are still recovering from severe overfishing. The […]
14 Apr 2026
Image description: A puffin with fish in its beak. Photo by Tim Morgan Defra published its updated UK Marine Strategy Part One on 7 April 2026 – the first full update since 2019 and the opening of the strategy’s third six-year implementation cycle. The headline finding is stark: the UK is failing to meet Good Environmental Status in […]
14 Apr 2026
Image description: a plate of fish and chips. Photo by Nik British consumers are being urged to “completely avoid” UK-caught cod after the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) downgraded the species to its lowest possible rating in its twice-yearly Good Fish Guide – a stark verdict on a fish that has been central to British culture for generations. […]
10 Mar 2026
Photo by Franki Chamaki A wave of UK supermarkets is pulling back from northeast Atlantic mackerel amid growing concern over stock levels, after scientific advice called for a 70% reduction in catches to allow populations to recover. Waitrose moved first, announcing on 26 February that it would suspend sourcing of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by […]
10 Mar 2026
Photo by Torsten Dederichs The world’s largest krill harvester is at the centre of a growing dispute over its “sustainable” certification, after WWF and the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition formally objected to a proposal to recertify the fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue tick label — the latest development in a year […]
03 Mar 2026
Photo by Richard Bell Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend the sourcing and sale of north-east Atlantic mackerel, the Guardian reports, citing scientific advice that current catch levels are insufficient to rebuild the stock to sustainable levels. Fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel will be removed from sale by 29 April 2026, with tinned products […]
13 Jan 2026
Photo by Gerald Schömbs Great white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea face extinction within years as illegal fishing and weak enforcement of international protections push the iconic predators toward collapse, according to research by US scientists working with the UK charity Blue Marine Foundation. The Mediterranean white shark population is now classified as Critically Endangered by […]
13 Jan 2026
Photo by Paul Einerhand Hundreds of foreign fishing vessels descend annually on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned strip of high seas just beyond Argentina’s exclusive economic zone, creating what experts describe as one of the world’s largest unregulated squid fisheries with serious implications for marine ecosystems and human rights. The fleet, which can become […]
