A number of Japanese companies are looking for ways to turn the planet's environmental challenges into new business opportunities, in line with growing concerns about climate change and the global availability of food.

Fishermen have managed a bumper catch this year due to the large quantities of fish living in the open ocean and the increased sophistication of fishing boats, the Department of Fisheries and Resources Protection has said.

At the conclusion of their week-long meeting in Agadir, 48 member governments of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) this week adopted positive measures that will help conserve the iconic Atlantic bluefin tuna, and advance shark protection in the future.

Ecuador’s fishing sector is seeing stronger profits, despite the warmer sea temperatures that have reduced the country’s tuna catches by 28% this year.

The study, published in this month's Environmental Science and Policy, looked at 27 countries that depend significantly on coral reef fisheries for food and ranked them according to their exposure and sensitivity to the effects of climate change and man-made disturbances, as well on their capacity to adapt to changes.

AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study has been published for more than 20 years and its latest version has now been made public.

(vasep.com.vn) Till the end of the third quarter of 2012, Vietnam shrimp exports touched over US$1.62 billion. Vietnam’s shrimp sales abroad in 2012 are scheduled to obtain over US$2.2 billion, representing a drop of 8.3 percent less than the preceding year (US$2.4 billion).

In September 17,492 tonnes of fresh fish entered the ports of Spain, 20.9 per cent less than in the same month last year (22,107 tonnes), reported Puertos del Estado.

French food agency FranceAgriMer confirms today's economic situation continues to impact how the French buy seafood, with overall demand falling slightly.

Fish landings accumulated up to September 2012 totalled 2.5 million tonnes, that is to say, 15.8 per cent less than in the first nine months of 2011, when 3 million tonnes were unloaded.

Thailand’s canned tuna industry issued a statement today, after it has been making headlines in recent weeks for multiple shipments that failed to meet EU health standards.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is asking decision-makers and the fishing industry to follow the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Scientific Committee’s recommendations: to make sure the bluefin tuna quota in the Eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean does not exceed 12,900 tonnes per year.

(IntraFish) America’s only home-grown aquaculture industry is fading fast as record feed prices join to the mix of challenges catfish producers face.

In mid-September, the fishing season got under way as usual in Ningbo, on China’s east coast, after the three-month season when fishing is forbidden. Over 2,000 steel-hulled boats headed out to sea. But, on board, there was little cause for optimism.

After enduring low prices because of a lobster glut this summer, Peter McAleney felt the seafood industry was finally starting to stabilize this fall. That is, until Superstorm Sandy hit the coast. The storm not only spread physical devastation, it shut down major seafood markets.