Thai Union joins Ocean Disclosure project Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to transparency, Thai Union Group PCL is taking part in the Ocean Disclosure Project, a global platform where seafood businesses publicly […]
Norway cod and haddock certification status update. Inshore and offshore North East Arctic cod catch remains MSC certified until further notice and maximum 6 more months. Offshore North East Arctic […]
Thai Union in tuna sustainability pledge. Thai Union Group has reaffirmed its ambitious goal to achieve 100 percent sustainably sourced tuna in its branded products as part of a broader […]
Rapid global growth in MSC certified sustainable tuna. Majority of commercial tuna stocks at healthy levels of abundance (65%) Nearly 50% of the global tuna catch is now engaged in the MSC programme 38% growth in volume of MSC labelled tuna products, projected to reach 100,000t It is increasingly possible for consumers around the world to choose sustainable tuna, new data published by the […]
Norway cod and herring certification status. Inshore and offshore North East Arctic cod catch remains MSC certified until 3 May Offshore North East Arctic haddock has a new MSC certification […]
StarKist achieves sustainability goal. USA seafood processor StarKist Co. has announced that it has achieved a goal to source 100% of its tuna and salmon from sustainable sources. All tuna […]
Global Seafood Alliance Board Meets for First Time Following Global Aquaculture Alliance, Global Seafood Assurances Merger The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has officially changed its name to the Global Seafood […]
How seafood consumers fund conservation. An article by Angela Breslin, MSC Grant Administrator and Compliance Manager. As £650,000 is awarded through the MSC’s Ocean Stewardship Fund to sustainable fishing projects […]
Seafood sector veteran Kevin Bixler to chair ISSF board. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation appoints Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Group Fish Procurement to chair; William Gibbons-Fly, former U.S. Department […]
Final decision on Australian orange roughy. An Australian orange roughy fishery will not be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global Standard for sustainable fishing, following the decision of an […]
New approach to responsible tuna sourcing at Tesco. Despite improvements in fisheries management and certification, 94% of all fish stocks today remain either overfished or at a maximum sustainable level. […]
ISSF Status of the Stocks: 87.6% of Global Tuna Catch Continues to Come from Stocks at Healthy Levels, While 9.6% Require Stronger Management. Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, […]
MSC Seaspiracy Response – Sustainable fishing does exist and helps protect our oceans. The Seaspiracy film on Netflix raises a wide range of issues relating to our oceans, including questioning the credibility of the […]
Call to make small pelagic fisheries more sustainable As an MSC briefing underlines the need to protect small pelagic populations, two stakeholders in Mexico tell how they put their differences […]
Paolo Bray of Friend of the Sea outlines plans for the future in an exclusive interview with Keith Broomfield, for Fish Focus. Paolo Bray, founder and director of Friend of […]
Foundations are laid for a new Norwegian fisheries standard. A lot of work remains to be done before a new Norwegian sustainability standard (NRFM) can be adopted, reports an article […]
If it’s Aussie, it’s good! Australia’s seafood industry welcomes Sustainable Seafood Week. Want sustainable seafood? Ask for Great Australian Seafood”, these are the words of Seafood Industry Australia, the national […]
MSC addresses ongoing impact of Covid-19. As the world enters a second year of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fishery and supply chain partners continue to […]
16 tuna stocks not meeting criteria for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Sustainability Standard. Now including bluefin tuna stocks, report reveals that seven stocks achieve passing score on MSC Principle 1, […]