MSC

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Some 2.38 million tonnes of the global tuna catch is now certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing, according to the international non-profit organisation’s latest quarterly tuna update.

10th November 2022

47% of tuna with MSC

10th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched its new global standard for the sustainable certification of wild-capture fisheries.

26th October 2022

MSC upgrades standard

26th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There’s a distinct mismatch between what consumers expect from a seafood product that bears an eco-label and the reality of certified fisheries, according to new research commissioned by the On The Hook…

17th October 2022

Seafood eco-label warning

17th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Close to 2.5 million tonnes of tuna is being caught annually that’s certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing, according to new data published by the international non-profit…

14th October 2022

MSC tuna tops 2.4m tonnes

14th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The opening morning of Australia’s Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 season brought the confirmation that it had achieved certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and management.

12th July 2022

Aussie certified scallops

12th 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 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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Tuna purse seine company Caroline Fisheries Corporation has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a Funding Partner, becoming the organisation’s first partner from Micronesia.

7th June 2022

Caroline Fisheries joins GSSI

7th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a Chain of Custody (CoC) module that aims to strengthen its current assurance system and address emergent issues such as seafood fraud and mislabelling, food…

30th May 2022

ASC strengthens CoC

30th May 2022