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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 […]
Portuguese retailer gains MSC and ASC certification. Continente, is the first retailer in Portugal to receive MSC and ASC certification for its fresh seafood counters. The MSC Chain of Custody […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Consumers fear favourite fish will be off the menu by 2040. High levels of concern for our oceans are driving a new wave of consumer activism, research for the Marine […]
Walmart moves to source canned tuna from sustainable sources. As of July 2020, achieving a key aspect of its original goal years in advance, Walmart is moving to source its U.S. stores […]
US Seafood Co Blue Harbor Fish Co.® celebrates World Oceans Day. Today, on World Oceans Day, Blue Harbor Fish Co.® is celebrating the important role that sustainable seafood plays in […]
Assessment of Usufuku Honten bluefin progresses to independent adjudication hearing. An independent adjudicator heard evidence earlier this week for and against the potential certification of the Usufuku Honten Northeast Atlantic bluefin […]
FairTrade tuna fishery achieves certificate for sustainability. A small-scale Indonesian fishery operating on small one or two-man boats using hooks and lines has successfully demonstrated its sustainability to the globally […]
Barents Sea fisheries achieve MSC certification. The Russia Barents Sea Greenland Halibut Fishery and Opilio Trap Fishery catching snow crab, have been awarded MSC certification as sustainable and well-managed fisheries. As a result, their […]
ISSF updates MSC tuna reports. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has updated two comprehensive reports that share recommendations for both purse seine and longline fisheries pursuing Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. ISSF 2020-11: Recommended Best Practices […]
New training videos for fresh fish counters. New training videos will help managers train their staff working at fresh fish counters in retail and in the foodservice sector learn about […]
MSC sets out latest support during coronavirus pandemic. The MSC’s decision to offer certified fisheries a six-month extension on the usual timelines for assessments and certifications reflects the enormous challenges that the […]
MSC Audits and Assessments Temporarily permitted off-site The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is temporarily allowing audits and fishery assessments to be conducted remotely in light of the coronavirus pandemic and […]
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