Certification

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Animal welfare environmental organisation Compassion in World Farming has launched a new Salmon Retailer Spotlight, with the aim to shine a light on the transparency and robustness of UK retailers’ animal welfare…

29th April 2025

Compassion launches UK salmon retailer spotlight

29th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Growing demand for planet-friendly, affordable protein helped Canada sell 93.5 million cans of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable tuna last year, according to the non-profit organisation.

25th March 2025

Canada sees sales of certified tuna soar

25th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To mark its seventh anniversary as a benchmark for responsible shrimp farming, the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has released a film showing how its Ecuadorian industry members are striving to generate and…

13th March 2025

WATCH: SSP looks back on seven years of progressing shrimp farming sustainability

13th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Friend of the Sea has confirmed that Troticoltura Cherubini, a company from Italy’s Marche region in Visso (MC) in the Monti Sibillini National Park, has obtained Friend of the Sea certification. The sustainable seafood…

11th March 2025

Troticoltura Cherubini lands sustainability certification

11th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

In what will be seen as a major boost for India’s seafood exports, the country is expected to enter the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries certification process by the end of 2025. 

11th March 2025

India to soon start certifying fisheries

11th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) believes that 2025 will be a “pivotal year” for the organisation, with three major updates to its programme helping support the progress of environmentally sustainable and socially…

26th February 2025

ASC credits stakeholder collaboration for ‘transformative’ new standard

26th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) third-party certification programmes Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) grew 5% in 2024, ending the year with a total of 4,168 facilities in 45 countries.…

26th February 2025

GSA certification programmes grow 5%

26th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the World Sustainability Organization (WSO) have signed a scheme endorsement agreement to finalise the endorsement of Friend of the Sea as an IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) sub-scope.

28th January 2025

IAF, WSO endorse Friend of the Sea

28th January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Recognising responsible seafood farming in the United Kingdom, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) held its fourth annual UK Awards in partnership with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) at The Box in Plymouth,…

17th October 2024

Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods win UK aquaculture awards

17th October 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable seafood eco-labelling scheme Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is failing to identify forced labour violations in the fisheries it certifies despite claims to the contrary, claims new research published in Ocean Sustainability.

10th September 2024

Report: Tuna vessels using forced labour hiding behind eco-label

10th September 2024