MSC

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group along with aquaculture companies and retailers is calling for urgent action to end overfishing of blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic.

16th February 2023

Blue whiting action urged

16th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of an Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Special Session, taking place 3-5 February 2023, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a position statement calling on the region’s fisheries managers to adopt a conservation and…

19th January 2023

ISSF: Strengthen FAD rules

19th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seafood company Thai Union Group PLC and global conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), have released the inaugural progress report on their partnership on a commitment to improve on-the-water transparency in global tuna…

16th January 2023

Tuna transparency measure

16th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has secured its first member company from the United States, with retailer Fishwife coming the latest addition to the supply chain coalition that landed organisations from…

7th December 2022

Fishwife joins NAPA

7th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Western Australia’s rock lobster fishery is celebrating 22 years of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following the announcement of its fifth successful assessment, on 29 November 2022. 

2nd December 2022

Rock lobster on a roll

2nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International non-profit Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on member governments of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to pass important conservation management measures for tuna stocks at the 19th Regular…

23rd November 2022

MSC urges tuna progress

23rd November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association – a group of 19 producers – has secured Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council (ASC-MSC) seaweed certification for responsible and sustainable wakame and kelp production, making it the…

23rd November 2022

Japanese seaweed first

23rd November 2022

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

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Indonesian government and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have signed an agreement aimed at moving the country towards a sustainable blue economy.

16th November 2022

Sustainability renewal

16th November 2022

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