MSC launches sustainable cookbook. The Marine Stewardship Council is launching its first sustainable seafood cookbook in collaboration with ten chefs from across the globe. It is part of an initiative […]
Australian NGO welcomes orange roughy decision. Moves by the fishing industry to get Australia’s orange roughy fishery certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have failed in a […]
Managing fisheries sustainably would increase global food supply . The Marine Stewardship Council says the world is missing out on enough protein to meet the yearly needs of 72 million […]
World missing out on nutrition for 72 million people due to over-fishing. MSC says managing fisheries sustainably would increase global food supply The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) – an environmental not-for-profit – says the world is […]
Cornish hake achieves MSC recertification amid rising demand within UK and Europe Cornish hake fishermen have many reasons to celebrate this week. Sales of the popular species are enjoying a resurgence, with growing demand for sustainable hake in the UK and across Europe, while the […]
Icelandic small-scale lumpfish fishery regains MSC certification. A small scale lumpfish fishery based in Iceland has regained MSC certification, after making the necessary improvements in the past years to meet […]
Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting MSC to be suspended. The independent assessors responsible for certifying fisheries to the MSC Fishery Standard have announced that Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting fisheries […]
MSC urges WTO to end harmful fishing subsidies The Marine Stewardship Council – an environmental not-for-profit whose mission is to end overfishing – has joined calls for the World Trade […]
Namibian fishery second in Africa to be certified as sustainable. The Namibia hake trawl and longline fishery has become the first fishery in Namibia, and the second in Africa, to meet […]
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery now MSC certified. A small-scale, artisanal fishery based in the South of France has achieved certification to the global standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship […]
MSC CEO – consumers care about the ocean. Writing in the Marine Stewardship Council’s 2020 Annual Report, CEO Rupert Howes says it has been a difficult year and urges increased […]
Spanish tuna group enters MSC assessment. Spanish tuna association, AGAC, has asked for its tropical tuna catch to be independently assessed against the rigorous Marine Stewardship Council (the MSC) Fishery […]
MSC continues to permit remote assessments. The Marine Stewardship Council is continuing to permit remote assessments and audits where Covid-19 restrictions prevent on-site audits. This is due to the continuing […]
Vital Pet Life raises bar on competition, by announcing their wild Alaskan salmon oil is now Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable. As part of their continuing mission to put […]
MSC goes fishing in space for sustainable solutions. Just over fifty years after humans first set foot on the moon, the “Gravity Challenge” takes space technology to tackle some of […]
Japanese bluefin tuna fishery now certified as sustainable. A Japanese longline bluefin tuna fishery, Usufuku Honten Co. Ltd, has formally become the first in the world to achieve certification to the […]
MSC announces new research funding to improve fishery observer safety – New funding to support research into fishery observer safety and welfare, has been announced by the Marine Stewardship Council […]
USA east coast squid achieves MSC. Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii), also known as loligo, and Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) caught by Seafreeze Limited and Sea Fresh USA off […]
Assessors must reconsider MSC tuna evidence. The independent adjudicator for the formal objections process to the potential Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the first East Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery […]
Industry collaboration key to success of FIPs, says Young’s. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is especially important for Young’s Seafood, and a big part of their commitment to sustainability is our […]