Certification

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 6.0 is available for public comment, with GSA confirming that a 60-day public comment period will end on 27 August 2023.

3rd July 2023

Seafood processing standard open for comment

3rd July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish fishing company Pesquería Vasco-Montañesa SA (Pevasa Group) has renewed its Friend of the Sea Sustainable Fishing Certification that it initially obtained in 2009.

14th June 2023

Pevasa renews sustainable fishing certification

14th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Retailer Sainsbury’s has taken another step in its commitment to sustainable fish sourcing by becoming the only so-called UK “big four” supermarket to sell 100% Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, pole-and-line caught…

25th May 2023

Sainsbury’s ups its tuna commitment

25th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Farmed seafood certification scheme, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has confirmed its new Chain of Custody (CoC) module becomes effective and mandatory on 30 May 2023. The update includes new requirements additional to the…

12th May 2023

ASC upgrades chain of custody requirements

12th May 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Marine ingredient production programme MarinTrust has kicked off an open public consultation on the revision of its Factory Standard.

5th May 2023

MarinTrust to upgrade factory standard

5th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than 1,000 small-scale farms have now earned Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for responsibly farmed seafood, as a result of ASC’s group certification.

5th May 2023

Group certification working for small farms

5th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Audubon Nature Institute’s Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (GULF) Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programme is to transition to the Certified Seafood Collaborative’s (CSC) RFM certification programme, beginning with an assessment for…

3rd May 2023

US shrimp fishery enters RFM assessment

3rd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has set out its new strategy to support the growth of sustainable seafood.

26th April 2023

MSC sets out new seafood strategy

26th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With all new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries certifications shifting to version 3.0 of its fisheries standard from 1 May 2023, the non-profit organisation has confirmed there will be important changes for tuna fisheries relating to…

21st April 2023

Changes ahead for certified tuna fisheries

21st April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Not-for-profit organisation Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has received the highest score amongst seafood farming certification schemes in the latest Human Rights At Sea Report.

20th April 2023

ASC leads HRAS seafood farming ratings

20th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Plans to mobilise US$100 million to safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade have been laid out by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

13th April 2023

MSC ups sustainability drive by $100m

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has started the process of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recertification for the entire PNA purse seine fishery and will now be assessed against the new MSC…

9th March 2023

PNA starts tuna recertification

9th March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A collaboration memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been agreed by the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programme and the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), with the two groups looking to expand their global…

1st March 2023

Seafood certifiers team up

1st March 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The oyster has been a key part of United Arab Emirates’ history and culture for centuries. Diving for pearl oysters, the native species in the region, played a crucial role in the…

13th February 2023

Inspired UAE oyster farm

13th February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

China-based fish-farming ship Conson No. 1 has become the first large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) farm to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. 

9th February 2023

Smart aqua-ship gets ASC

9th February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has announced that Herman Wisse will step down as the organisation’s Executive Director effective 31 March 2023.

26th January 2023

GSSI chief steps down

26th January 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Feed mills can now apply for certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

18th January 2023

Certification for feed mills

18th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Shrimp farming can be a driver for mangrove protection and restoration, and in turn, help combat climate change and protect coastal communities and wildlife, finds new research undertaken by the Sustainable Fisheries…

11th January 2023

Beneficial shrimp farming

11th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) decision to suspend the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s eco-certification has not gone down well with leaders in the US state.

18th November 2022

Maine reacts to MSC loss

18th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification is being suspended amid concerns of endangered North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in fishing gear.

17th November 2022

Maine loses eco-label

17th November 2022