All Fishing articles
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NewsHidden boat ownership risks fuelling illegal fishing in UK waters, study says
In its ‘Whose Boat Is This’ study, NGO ClientEarth found holes in UK law, which does not require ‘ultimate boat ownership’ disclosure, were potentially benefiting ships engaged in ‘illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing’
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NewsScottish mussel production hits record thanks to surging EU demand
The Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2025 found a record 12,303 tonnes of common mussels were produced for the table market last year, representing a 5.2% increase year on year and a rise of 59.1% on 2016’s total
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NewsBritish seafood trade hits £6bn despite global challenges
The organisation said the total trade value of the UK’s seafood industry increased to £6.09bn in 2025, a 4.5% rise year on year, driven by international demand, market diversification and consumer demand
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NewsSeafood companies not showing working on welfare and sustainability policies
It comes as the global investor network FAIRR Initiative, which represents $95tn in assets, launched the Coller FAIRR Seafood Index to benchmark the social, health and environmental consequences of the operations of 20 businesses
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NewsLegal loophole sees migrant fishers paid less than British crews
‘Voices from the Deck’ found migrant workers were being paid less than their UK counterparts despite doing the same, if not more, work. Wages have also stagnated for at least a decade
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NewsGulf Cooperation Council deal will ‘boost’ Scottish salmon, industry says
The industry body said the move would ‘provide a boost for Scottish exports amid global economic uncertainty’ and follows a 2025 in which Scottish salmon exports to the bloc hit £6.5m
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NewsScottish salmon sector unfazed by potential Chinese production boom, industry says
Industry body Salmon Scotland told The Grocer China remained an ‘important consumer market’ after state-controlled media hailed a harvest from a mobile salmon farm as a way of boosting domestic supply
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NewsPrinces drops Moroccan sardines for MSC-certified Iberian sardines
The tinned fish giant said the step was necessary to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of its supply chain
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News‘I like to Mowi Mowi’: Mowi looks to boost salmon sales in new campaign
Running nationally across TV, on-demand channels, radio and paid social advertising, ‘I like to Mowi Mowi’ will attempt to drive salmon sales at retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Ocado
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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