Sustainability

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Six tuna stocks fished by the Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (AGAC) have been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

18th July 2022

Spanish tuna certified

18th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Current laws around visas and short-term contracts are leaving Filipino migrant fishermen in north-east Scotland vulnerable to abuse and coercive control.

15th July 2022

Migrant workers at risk from abuse

15th July 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

EU fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal are consistently fishing in baby shark nursery grounds in the North Atlantic, according to a Greenpeace report revealed today on Shark Awareness Day (14 July).

14th July 2022

EU fisheries targeting baby shark

14th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

International deep-tech food company MeaTech 3D Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.

13th July 2022

3D printed seafood deal

13th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (Asociación de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores, AGAC) has obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Indian Ocean after more than…

8th July 2022

Skipjack tuna eco-certified

8th July 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) eco-labelling scheme is often described as the “gold standard” for sustainable seafood, yet numerous controversial certifications – from Australian orange roughy to Antarctic krill to Atlantic bluefin…

5th July 2022

On The Hook: Why we’re running an external review into the MSC

5th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued by US President Joe Biden to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices is a step in the right direction…

30th June 2022

Biden IUU plan ‘not enough’

30th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices.

29th June 2022

Biden moves on IUU fishing

29th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new Fisheries Standard developed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been unanimously approved by the certification programme’s Board of Trustees.

29th June 2022

MSC standard approved

29th June 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Agriculture, aquaculture and fishing – three sectors producing food and materials that are fundamental to humanity’s survival – are being supported to take accountability for their impacts, following the publication of a…

28th June 2022

New sustainability standard

28th June 2022