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Tri Marine acquired by Bolton Group. Tri Marine, one of the world’s leading sustainable tuna supply companies, has announced the sale of its global tuna supply business to its longtime […]
Fish City win Health and Nutrition Award at the Catey. Family-owned Fish City in Belfast won Seafish UK’s regional fish and chip restaurant award in 2015, and then in 2018 […]
US winter skate fishery MSC certified. The U.S. Atlantic Winter Skate (Raja ocellata) fishery in the Northwest Atlantic has been certified sustainable against the MSC fisheries standard. The assessment, executed by […]
Growth of certified seafood in The Netherlands. Two recent reports have highlighted the continued growth of certified seafood in The Netherlands. Analysis by ASC and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) […]
A scallop fishery improvement plan has been kick started with a ground breaking project. The UK scallop dredge sector has taken steps towards a sustainable future by agreeing a five-year […]
Greenland halibut MSC Certified. German deep-sea fishery Doggerbank Seefischerei has achieved MSC certification for West Greenland halibut fishery. Today, following a 13-month assessment, Doggerbank Seefischerei GmbH halibut fishery, off the […]
ASC Feed Standard a step closer to completion following a successful final in-person meeting of the Standard’s Steering Committee this month. The Steering Committee reached an in principle agreement on […]
MSC fish and chips at McDonald’s in Canada. After a successful pilot in Atlantic Canada last summer, all Canadians can now enjoy Fish & Chips at McDonald’s® for a limited time. […]
Decline in shark finning in tuna fishery. New data shows a continuing decline in the number of shark finning incidents occurring in the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) purse […]
Launch of the world’s first ASC and MSC certified Omega 3 capsules. Swedish consumers looking for responsibly-sourced dietary supplements have reason to celebrate, thanks to the launch of the world’s […]
New inshore Irish mussel survey boat launched. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has launched a new inshore survey boat in Kinsale, Co Cork. The Bord […]
MSC Seafood mislabelling less than 1%. DNA barcoding of more than 1400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabelled, compared with a reported […]
Chinese tuna fishery achieves MSC. A Chinese owned longline yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery in the Federated States of Micronesia has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its bigeye tuna catch. […]
First Australian fish monger awarded MSC certification. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has welcomed news that Melbourne’s The Fish Shoppe has become the […]
Seafood Certification Bycatch Concerns – A new report reveals that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainable seafood certification scheme needs to do more to tackle bycatch of threatened species in […]
MSC certificates suspended for Bay of Biscay sardine fisheries. The MSC certificates for the South of Brittany purse seine sardine fishery in France, and the Spanish Bay of Biscay purse […]
Clearwater Welcomes MSC Audit of Offshore Lobster Fishery. Following a request from Clearwater to advance the timing of the annual audit of the fishery, today the conformity assessment body Lloyd’s […]
SalMar increases shareholding in Icelandic salmon farmer. Norwegian based SalMar has increased its stake in Icelandic salmon farmer Arnalax AS to become a majority shareholder and has made on offer […]
MSC launches three consultations. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened three consultations offering stakeholders 60 days to comment on proposals to improve confidence that the MSC Fisheries Standard is […]
Disappointment over MSC mackerel suspension, but work in progress to evaluate and improve scientific assessment process. A grouping of northern European mackerel fishing organisations has expressed disappointment that Marine Stewardship […]
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