Tag: sustainability
Sustainable Shrimp Partnership demonstrates success. Three years ago, a group of major shrimp producers in Ecuador decided to transform the future of shrimp aquaculture industry and launched the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP). With a commitment ...
Recovery must be based on sustainability, says EU at the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the seafood sector dominated the 34th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), ...
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 people, because not all fisheries ...
First certified seaweed products on sale in Korea. In a world first for responsible and sustainable seafood, Korean consumers can now buy ASC-MSC certified seaweed products in stores and online – finally giving conscientious consumers ...
A deep dive into data. The development of the EU funded grading and registration system SeaScann is well underway. The system will bring fish traceability to new levels, increase raw material utilisation and vastly improve ...
Government of Canada launches public engagement on first-ever Aquaculture Act. Sustainable aquaculture is a cornerstone of Canada’s fish and seafood sector, playing an important role in the country’s food security and helping drive economic growth, particularly ...
China issues new sustainability rules for its fishing fleet, states an article on the Mongabay website. China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years. The new ...
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 Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) global ...
Certified Seafood Collaborative takes ownership. On July 1, 2020, the Certified Seafood Collaborative (CSC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation led by a diverse board of seafood and sustainability industry experts, became the owner of the Responsible ...
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 the U.S. East Coast have ...
BioMar achieves 5 year average fish in:fish out ratio of below 1:1. High use of trimmings and the use of novel ingredients has enabled BioMar Group to achieve a five-year average of 1:1 or below ...
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 Great Value canned tuna as ...
Nueva Pescanova underlines its commitment to sustainability. Nueva Pescanova Group, in its commitment to the planet and sustainable development, has adhered to the Principles for a Sustainable Ocean of the United Nations Global Compact, a ...
Skretting committed to leading sustainability progress. Now available, Skretting’s Sustainability Report for 2019 showcases strategies that the world’s leading aquaculture feed company has undertaken over the last year to develop and support sustainable fish and shrimp ...
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 recognised standard set by the ...
Beaver Street Fisheries joins Ocean Disclosure Project. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced that Florida-based frozen seafood importer, manufacturer, and distributor, Beaver Street Fisheries has become a participant in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP). Beaver Street ...
MarinTrust becomes member of ISEAL Alliance. MarinTrust, independent business to business certification programme for the marine ingredient value chain, has been accepted as a full member of the ISEAL Alliance, the global membership organisation for ...
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 catch, sold to markets in ...
ISSF annual report shows 99.1% participating company conformance rate with science-based conservation measures, highlights 2019 efforts for sustainable tuna fisheries Annual Compliance Report Details Conformance by 25 ISSF Participating Companies Across 27 Measures The International ...
UK supermarkets failing in fish sustainability according to new report. UK shoppers are unknowingly consuming 2.5 x more fish than they think, according to a new report which ranks the top ten UK supermarkets according ...
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