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 […]
09 Dec 2025
Photo by Lawrence Hookham Annual catch negotiations for the UK’s largest cod stock have failed to follow the scientific advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, which urgently recommended zero catch to allow for population recovery. The EU, UK and Norway instead agreed a total allowable catch of 14,034 tonnes for 2026. […]
25 Nov 2025
Photo by Ben Wicks The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission’s annual meeting has ended in deadlock after most members rejected EU proposals to set mackerel and blue whiting quotas in line with scientific advice, raising fears of continued severe overfishing. The meeting, held in London from 11th to 14th November, failed to reach comprehensive […]
18 Nov 2025
Photo by Tom Brown The UK government has been warned that its flagship post-Brexit fisheries law is “failing” to deliver on promises of revitalised fish stocks and thriving coastal communities. MPs, environmentalists and some inshore fishermen argue the Fisheries Act, introduced after the UK left the EU’s fisheries policy, continues to allow overfishing and inadequately distributes […]
07 Oct 2025
Photo by Richard Bell The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has advised that Northeast Atlantic mackerel catches must be reduced by 77% for 2026, setting a total allowable catch of 174,357 tonnes compared to an estimated 755,143 tonnes in 2025. The recommendation reflects spawning stock biomass falling below all critical reference points, […]
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