MSC

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With leading marine scientists sounding the alarm as global oceans edge closer to a critical tipping point due to the compounding pressures of climate change, overfishing and habitat degradation, the Marine Stewardship…

19th June 2025

UNOC 2025 echoes down under: New FAO data, Aussie innovation and the future of fishing

19th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Following on from the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Thai Union Group PCL has issued a call to accelerate collective action to conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans. The…

17th June 2025

Thai Union calls for collective ocean action

17th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is to channel €5.6 million in funding by 2030 to its Ocean Stewardship Fund, which helps fisheries advance their sustainability. Confirmation was given by Chief Executive Rupert…

13th June 2025

MSC allocates €5.6m to support sustainable fishing

13th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish herring fishing season has begun with vessel Lunar Bow having made its first landings of premium quality fish into Peterhead.

4th June 2025

Scottish summer herring season gets underway

4th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Australia’s southern bluefin tuna (SBT) longline and minorline fisheries have been independently certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s environmental standard for fishing, coinciding with the start of the SBT fishing season…

3rd June 2025

Australia’s southern bluefin tuna fisheries secure MSC

3rd June 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The lack of insight into activities on industrial fishing vessels, particularly those operating in distant waters, poses significant challenges in global fisheries management. Indeed, one of the biggest obstacles to sustainably managing…

15th May 2025

EMS – eyes on the water

15th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Not only are young consumers less likely to choose seafood over other food groups, it’s also been ascertained that as a demographic they are moving out of the category faster than any…

9th May 2025

Bridging seafood’s confidence gaps and winning back young consumers

9th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Shoppers in Australia are being urged to “check their cans” and look closer at what’s behind the label of their favourite canned tuna after a first-of-its-kind academic study from the University of…

6th May 2025

Australians urged to ‘check their cans’ for sustainable tuna claims

6th May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2024 annual report, “Science Leads the Way”, putting a spotlight on the organisation’s global efforts to drive sustainability in tuna fisheries through science-based solutions, industry engagement and policy…

30th April 2025

Science leads the way: ISSF annual report highlights tuna fishing achievements

30th April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has issued the 2025 spring update to its Good Fish Guide, which has seen Northeast Atlantic mackerel caught by midwater trawl move from a 3 to a 4 rating,…

10th April 2025

MCS: Don’t source North Atlantic mackerel

10th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With the recent expansion of its products certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard, Italian frozen food brand Findus’ entire range of seafood products is now certified by either the ASC…

10th April 2025

Findus extends ASC-certified product offering

10th 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

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotland’s January mackerel fishery is progressing well, with the fleet reporting productive marks of high-quality fish.

21st January 2025

Scottish mackerel in high demand

21st January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Senegalese Atlantic Ocean tuna fishery, represented by fishing companies Compagnie Africaine de Pêche au Sénégal SA (CAPSEN), a division of Dongwon Industries, and Senegalese-founded Grand Bleu SA, has become the first…

25th November 2024

First West African fishery certified to MSC standard

25th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With plans to onboard more brands and fisheries, the Australian company is profiting from its sustainability and traceability investments.

15th November 2024

How green storytelling is paying off for Austral Fisheries

15th November 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new initiative aimed at accelerating progress in sustainable fishing practices worldwide has been launched by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

29th October 2024

MSC launches global sustainability drive

29th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The support for sustainable fishing and seafood from retailers and consumers remains resilient despite ongoing cost of living crises, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s latest Annual Report, titled “Celebrating Leadership…

15th October 2024

MSC: Global appetite for sustainable seafood continues

15th October 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Whitefish fisheries – including pollock, cod, haddock and hake – remain at the forefront of the sustainable seafood market, with almost three quarters of the global whitefish catch engaged with the Marine…

8th October 2024

MSC: Whitefish is the vanguard of the sustainable seafood market

8th 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