All Fishing articles
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NewsSeafish appoints new director of operations from Whitby Seafoods
The new hire will take up the role from 6 July and join the organisation from Whitby Seafoods, where he is head of organisational development and culture
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NewsMultimillion-pound Scottish salmon facility opened by Princess Anne
The state-of-the-art development, unveiled at Bakkafrost’s Applecross site, has become the UK’s largest recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and will be central to the company’s aim of becoming the most sustainable Scottish salmon producer
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NewsSalmon production struggling to meet surging exports, industry warns
HMRC data showed annual exports rose from £445m at the start of the decade to £828m last year – an increase of 86%
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NewsPrincess Anne urged to cancel trip to Bakkafrost salmon farm in Scotland
With the trip set to take place on 13 May, the Green Britain Foundation said the royal family should not be used to ‘give respectability to the worst mortality site in British farming’
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NewsFarmed salmon labelling battle heads to Upper Tribunal
Animal rights group Animal Equality is appealing the department’s decision to allow the Scottish salmon farming industry to drop ‘farmed’ from its Protected Geographical Indication
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NewsFarmed salmon survival rates reach record high, says Salmon Scotland
The industry body said new data showed survival rate for farm-raised salmon reached 99.1% in March, the best performance since reporting began in 2018
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NewsSalmon ‘cartel’ price-fixing case receives setback
The Competition Appeal Tribunal unanimously ruled against Waterside Class Limited’s £382m claim on behalf of an estimated 35 to 44 million British consumers, concluding that the eligibility condition was not satisfied
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NewsBritish fishing industry on a ‘knife edge’ due to soaring fuel prices
National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations CEO Mike Cohen said rising red diesel prices were causing fishers to tie up their boats and lay off their crews
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NewsMowi slams 'misleading' footage filmed by activists at Scottish fish farm
The Norwegian salmon giant said it was ‘disgusted’ by NGO Abolish Salmon Farming, which allegedly filmed blind and diseased fish at Mowi’s Ardessie-based broodstock plant on 26 April
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NewsBrits bought over 45k tonnes of sustainable tuna in 2025, MSC says
Nearly two-thirds of all tuna sold in British supermarkets carried the Marine Stewardship Council’s MSC blue label in 2025, with shoppers in the UK and Ireland purchasing over 45,000 tonnes of the fish
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NewsMore than half of fisheries catches set outside scientific advice
Concerns have been raised over the ‘disappointing’ data from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science about the effectiveness of UK fisheries management
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NewsMCS accused of ignoring government, fishers and scientists
Seafood industry stakeholders said the guide did not accurately reflect International Council for the Exploration of the Seas’ advice, nor considered efforts to ease fishing pressure on stocks including cod, langoustine and mackerel
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NewsUK seas in decline despite record protection levels, NGOs say
Defra’s latest UK Marine Strategy found the UK has not achieved ‘good environmental status’ in 13 out of 15 indicators covering areas including species health, seafood contamination and litter
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NewsNo sustainable choice for UK cod, warns Marine Conservation Society
The charity, which has published its latest Good Fish Guide, warned that declining ratings for key UK fish highlighted ‘growing sustainability concerns for local stocks’
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NewsSalmon giant Bakkafrost sees revenues drop nearly 5% in 2025
The salmon giant’s revenue declined by 4.1% from DKK 7.3bn (£851.9m) to DKK 7bn (£816.9m), with operational EBIT also falling to DKK 888m (£103.6m) from DKK 1.6bn (£186.9m), due to lower average salmon prices
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NewsAbel & Cole accused of greenwashing over land-farmed salmon switch
Sustainable food charity Foodrise has called on the organic food delivery service to ‘tell the truth to its customers’
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NewsThree-Sixty Aquaculture to build indoor prawn farm in Ostend
The Swansea-based aquaculture business said installation was underway, with the first harvest expected in late summer
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NewsScottish salmon farming’s future at risk, MSPs warn
In a public letter to cabinet secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon, a Scottish Parliament committee said it was ‘disappointed’ with the ‘progress in future-proofing the salmon farming industry’
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NewsNew campaign and film urge Brits to buy more local fish
‘A Taste of Salt’, which focuses on Plymouth’s fishing industry, comes as part of a campaign encouraging the port city’s residents to rediscover its locally landed fare and celebrate its fishing fleet
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NewsIran war: soaring red diesel prices could threaten jobs and drive up prices
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations told The Grocer the war had driven up the price of red diesel by more than 73%