Tag: sustainability
Technological advances threaten fish stocks. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found. Researchers from ...
Aquaculture testing focuses on performance and sustainability. Marine raw materials are valuable ingredients for fish feed. Their value can be further exploited through targeted use of their functional properties to achieve higher performance and a ...
Shetland students’ Green Team. The Shetland students’ Green Team have been awarded the 2019 HISA Society of the Year Award. The Green Team, which was formed by students at both Shetland College UHI and NAFC ...
New partner for SFP. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced that Canary Islands-based seafood processor and distributor Unión Martín Grupo has become SFP’s newest partner. As a new partner, Unión Martín strongly believes in ...
Swiss retailer supports ASC salmon certification. The largest retailer in Switzerland, has made another big step in their commitment towards ASC by ensuring their entire range of fresh farmed salmon is now sold as ASC ...
Constructive European Fisheries Committee meeting. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Chris Davies (Renew Europe, UK), the Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), João Aguiar Machado, and ...
Canadian maker of fish oil products gains FOS Certification. Neptune Wellness Solutions, a leading North American turnkey provider of marine oils and other wellness products, has earned certification for sustainable practices by Friend of the Sea (FOS). With ...
Discover feed transparency tool. Three years in the making and unlike any transparency tool in the seafood industry BioMar announces Discover, the latest tool from their BioSustain programme, in the launch of their 2018 Sustainability ...
Skretting appoints global commercial director. Skretting has appointed Evy Vikene to the position of Commercial Director, reporting to CEO Therese Log Bergjord. The new position will focus on customer needs throughout the business and finding ...
Tuna Commission could have made more progress. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) 23rd Annual Meeting concluded on Friday 21 June 2019 with the ratification of a few modest management decisions, but the International Pole ...
FoS certifies health and beauty company for Omega 3 sustainability. Friend of the Sea (FoS), the marine international certification standard has certified LR Health & Beauty for sustainability with Omega 3 fatty acids. Fish is ...
New Seafood Accelerator Programme for Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia seafood companies will be able to improve current products, create new ones and look at new export markets through a new Seafood Accelerator Programme. Fisheries and ...
Ambitious new tuna measures welcomed by EU. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held its 23rd Annual Meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 17 to 21 June 2019, and the EU says it welcomes the adoption ...
Aquaculture consortium goes with the flow on environmental monitoring. A transatlantic research partnership is developing a new tool which could help the aquaculture industry more accurately understand its impact on the environment and support its ...
Reducing environmental footprint in China. In BioMar Brande Denmark, a Chinese delegation led by Yan Jinhai, the Vice Governor of The Peoples Government of Qinghai Province, gathered to witness the signing of a cooperation agreement ...
NZ proposes catch limit changes for 20 stocks. Fisheries New Zealand wants public feedback on proposals to change catch limits for 20 fish stocks around the country. The proposals are part of a rolling set ...
Canadian university goes for 100% sustainable seafood. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced it will purchase and offer only 100 per cent Ocean Wise recommended sustainable seafood beginning July 1, 2019. The change ...
ISSF outlines tuna conservation priorities. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published its position statement in advance of the 23rd Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)in Hyderabad, India, June 17-21. ISSF’s highest priority item for IOTC is ...
FOS recertification for German seafood company. Fontaine Nahrungsmittel GmbH, one of German’s top organic seafood companies, has been recertified for sustainable seafood production by Friend of the Sea (FOS). The company was originally certified in ...
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) shows that Dutch supermarkets have ...
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