


Seafood industry and policy makers call for improved seafood traceability at EU level
On 24 of March, stakeholders from across international seafood supply chains discussed best practices and recommendations to secure traceability for seafood products that enter the European Union (EU). At an event organised by the WWF and the Environmental Justice...
Up to 25% of mangroves worldwide converted to shrimp ponds
Future-Proofing Farmed Shrimp Production With $27 billion Euro in trade value, farmed shrimp is one of the most traded seafood commodities in the world. Global farmed shrimp productions surpassed 5 million metric tons in 2018 and will continue to grow as global...
WWF report reveals urgent action needed for small-scale fishers to withstand the climate crisis
New research by WWF, Agrocampus Ouest (France), University of British Columbia (Canada), Charles Darwin Foundation (Galapagos) and Instituto Nacional de Pesca (Ecuador) warns that communities in developing countries that depend heavily on fishing are severely...
Unsustainable fishing puts security and stability of Member States and trade partners at risk
Where and how seafood is caught has repercussions across sectors and borders Illegal fishing practices are undermining cross-border security by making resources that are already limited due to the climate and nature crises even more scarce, a new report from WWF...