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- 1Global Fishing Watch publishes first vessel tracking best practices guide▼Global Fishing Watch launches first-of-its-kind best practices guide for vessel tracking
Global Fishing Watch has released what it describes as the first best practices guide for vessel tracking, aimed at improving how fishing vessels are monitored at sea. The guide is intended to help authorities and industry standardise the use of tracking data to combat illegal fishing and improve transparency across the global seafood supply chain.
- 2Clearwater Seafoods co-founder bets on prefab housing in Canada▼Why a co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods is betting prefab housing has a bright future in Canada
A co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods is investing in prefab housing, arguing factory-built homes could play a major role in easing Canada's housing shortage. The move ties a well-known seafood industry figure to the country's push for faster, cheaper construction methods as federal and provincial governments look for ways to boost housing supply.
- 3Industry due diligence seen as key to curbing IUU fishing▼The importance of industry due diligence for reducing IUU fishing
WWF EU is highlighting the importance of industry due diligence in reducing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The organisation argues that companies sourcing seafood must check their supply chains to help cut out illegally caught fish. The message targets businesses across the global seafood industry, which have a role in enforcing standards alongside regulators.
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Pass Christian, Mississippi, has created a public art trail celebrating the city's long history as an oyster-harvesting community. The installation highlights the Gulf Coast town's fishing and seafood heritage through artworks placed along a route for residents and visitors to explore. Local outlets are covering the project as a way to preserve and share the town's maritime past.
- 5Sustainable fish brand Fish Tales partners with Join Program catering●Duurzaam vismerk Fish Tales en hospitality- en cateringorganisatie Join Program (Vermaat Groep) zijn een nieuwe landelij
Sustainable fish brand Fish Tales has launched a nationwide partnership with Join Program, the hospitality and catering organisation of Vermaat Groep. Products from Fish Tales are now on the menu at 25 Join Program locations in the Netherlands. Both organisations say the deal shows their commitment to serving sustainably sourced seafood at scale.
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The seafood industry is calling for reform of the EU's CATCH system, the electronic reporting platform used to record and verify catches of quota-managed fish stocks. Industry representatives say the system's requirements and digital interface create administrative burdens for fishing businesses, and they are pressing European authorities to simplify and improve how catch data is reported and monitored across the bloc.
- 7Ecuador shrimp prices for China fall on retail packs●Ecuador shrimp prices for China fall for retail-packaged products
Prices for Ecuadorian shrimp shipped to China have declined for retail-packaged products, according to industry reporting. The drop matters for Ecuador, the leading shrimp supplier to China, and for exporters adjusting to weaker Chinese demand and shifting buyer preferences between bulk and consumer-ready formats.