South Africa

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood importer Southstream Seafoods has entered into an exclusive partnership with Sea Harvest, becoming the sole representative of Sea Harvest products in the United States. The agreement establishes a new, direct US gateway for South African Cape Hake.

14th January 2026

Southstream Seafoods secures partnership with Sea Harvest

14th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A component of the South African albacore tuna fishery, represented by ICV Africa, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery to do so following participation in the In-Transition to MSC programme, which supports fisheries working towards…

9th September 2024

A first for newly-certified South African tuna fishery

9th September 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A vision for incorporating the fundamentals of sustainability into the design of entire food systems has been set out in a new paper and is part of the One Food collaboration programme…

14th November 2023

New initiatives tackle food sustainability challenges

14th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cape Fish has achieved Best Seafood Practices and Best Aquaculture Practices certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), the first-ever seafood processing plant in South Africa to earn the distinction.

27th February 2023

First South African GSA

27th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has confirmed that South Africa-headquartered Woolworths has joined as a Funding Partner and is the first African retailer to become a member of the public-private partnership.

21st April 2022

Woolworths joins GSSI

21st April 2022