A new study by MSC revealed that more than three-quarters of Australian seafood consumers want supermarkets and restaurants to remove all unsustainable items from the shelves and menus. ...
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Dutch Retailer Jumbo Launches 100% MSC Private Label Tuna Range
The second biggest Dutch retailer, Jumbo, announced its private label line of eight MSC certified canned seafood in a press release yesterday. Four canned tuna varieties – in brine, sunflower...
MSC Allocates GBP 100,000 In Funds To Aid Observer Safety Research
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced today that it will set aside new funding amounting to GBP 100,000 (USD 126,880) to help support research into fishery observer safety and...
Japanese P+L Skipjack & Albacore Fishery In MSC Assessment
An independent body in charge of MSC assessments, Control Union (UK), has published the Announcement Comment Draft Report on the Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole and Line Albacore and Skipjack...
Cook Islands Chinese LL Fishery Proposed For MSC Cert
The conformity assessment body (CAB), Control Union (UK), overseeing the MSC certification of a group of Chinese tuna longline fisheries operating in Cook Islands EEZ has said that the fishery...
Sri Lanka’s Yellowfin Exporters Hoping For MSC Cert In IO
Sri Lanka’s leading tuna exporters are hopeful that a longline Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) will receive MSC certification within three years. It is a big “if” given that part of the FIP...
WWF Advises Transparency In Dealing With Observer Deaths
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has made a statement on human rights abuses at sea saying that people who work in the fishing sector are especially vulnerable to this problem and this includes...
MSC Says Report On Observer Deaths Misleading
The CEO of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has said that a recent report regarding human rights abuses at sea and observer safety “raises awareness of a critically important issue” but it is...
China-Flagged Longliners In Kiribati EEZ Closer To MSC Cert
The independent body in charge of the MSC assessment of Kiribati Fish Limited (KFL) has published the comment draft report (CDR). The longline fishery is looking to hold the MSC logo for its...
Controversial Report Points At PNA And MSC Over Observer Deaths
Atuna obtained a new paper that was officially released today by Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) regarding circumstances within the PNA MSC fishery. It especially focuses on observer deaths. In the...
CEO Accused Of Actively Obstructing Pacific Island Sustainability Ambitions
Today, a Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) report funded by World Wise Foods alleging that observers have died during MSC-certified tuna fishing trips in the WCPO, more specifically on board PNA...
ANABAC To Achieve MSC Cert Before OPAGAC?
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced that the Spanish National Association of Tuna Freezer Vessel Shipowners (ANABAC) will be entering the process of MSC evaluation for purse...
Dongwon’s Pan Pacific Longline Fishery MSC Certified
The first Korean fishery, Pan Pacific Yellowfin, Bigeye, and Albacore Longline Fishery, operated by StarKist's owner, Dongwon Industries, achieved an MSC certification on June 26. The...
Adjudicator Upholds Objection Over Controversial MSC Certification
The MSC independent adjudicator presiding over the objection process to the possible MSC certification of a Japanese bluefin fishery has upheld one of the four claims of WWF and Pew. It is the...
WWF: EU Needs To Do Better To Prevent Illegal Fishing
The WWF has called on EU policymakers to amend the European Fisheries Control Regulation, which is currently under revision, to promote better traceability of seafood products. This call came...
Walmart Sourcing 100% MSC Tuna Will Take Time
Walmart’s announcement to go for MSC or FIP tuna for its private-label Great Value motivated Atuna to ask its readers in a poll when do they think Walmart will reach the 100 percent MSC...
NGOs Frustrated With MSC Closely Following Standard’s Review
Last month, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) started consultations for the review of its global fishery certification standards. The members of the Make Stewardship Count coalition have...
Bumble Bee To Go 100% MSC For Chunk Light In 2022
In about two years’ time, American consumers will be only able to purchase Bumble Bee skipjack products that are MSC certified. The company announced that it will source 100 percent of its...
OPAGAC Signs UN Sustainable Ocean Principles Framework
The Organization of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), which represents part of the Spanish tuna fleet, announced on June 10 that it signed the Sustainable Ocean...
When Will Walmart Great Value Canned Tuna Become 100% MSC?
In honor of World Oceans Day on June 8, the world’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced its commitment to source its private-label Great Value canned tuna from MSC certified or Fishery...