Following heated discussions last year, the Marine Stewardship Council has initiated a second public stakeholder consultation on the issue of "compartmentalization" -- the practice of...
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PNG Industry Starts MSC Assessment On FAD Fisheries
The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association has formally entered into full MSC assessment for the purse seine skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery caught with anchored and...
First Indonesian Handline Fishery Enters MSC Assessment
North American tuna company Anova Food's Fair Trade Fishery has announced its application for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) full assessment, making it the first handline tuna...
Sea Delight Joins IPNLF
US firm Sea Delight has recently become a member of the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) in developing and supporting one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains. Sea...
OPAGAC: Pacific Stocks Meet MSC Standards Through FIPs
The Spanish tuna boat owner organization, OPAGAC, announces that five out of 12 stocks of tropical tuna that their members seiners are targeting have met the sustainability standards necessary...
MSC Label For 2 Sardine Fisheries Suspended
Beginning March 12, 2019, two sardine fisheries in Europe can no longer use the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) logo on their products, following an updated scientific advice to...
TU And WWF Win Award For Sourcing 28% From MSC Fisheries
After Thai Union's Global Sustainability Director Dr. Darian McBain has been named the "Sustainability Leader of the Year" in 2018, the tuna company and WWF UK have also been recognized...
MSC Stamp For Luen Thai Group’s Longline Fisheries Underway
Three Chinese companies -- Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen), China Southern Fishery (Shenzhen) and Liancheng Overseas Fishery – which are operating yellowfin...
OPAGAC And WWF Say Their FIPs Exceed Expectations
Only two years after the launch of Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIP), Spain's largest seiner fishing organization OPAGAC alongside WWF have reported that, five...
MSC Marked As Top Ecolabel By Dutch Sustainability Foundation
A benchmarking study conducted by Dutch foundation Milieu Centraal, on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, has ranked the Marine Stewardship Council as one of...
NOAA Seeking Volunteers In Tagging Tuna
The Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP), established by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in 2015, studies key aspects of bigeye,...
Thai Union, WWF Report Progress On Sourcing Transparency
Thai Union and WWF have released their first report on sourcing transparency and sustainability entitled “Sourcing Transparency: Wild Caught Fish and Shellfish." The sustainability...
WWF Co-Finances Study Of Future Longliner Deck Hands
Deck Hand Fishing and Offshore Fishing Skipper Scholarships were awarded to 46 students from the Fiji Maritime Academy through a partnership with New Zealand Aid’s Ministry of Foreign...
Mackerel Loses MSC Certification: What Is At Stake?
North East Atlantic mackerel caught on or after March 2, 2019 can no longer be sold as “MSC Certified” as the Marine Stewardship Council suspended 11 fisheries across eight...
MSC Certification Process Up For Public Review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced that it will offer stakeholders 60 days to comment on three main areas of concern of the eco-labels’ certification process. The...
ISSF Finds That Only 5 Tuna Stocks Pass MSC Criteria
Only five out of 19 commercial tuna stocks earned a passing score for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), according to a report published by the ISSF, the tuna industry's own...
Retailer Eroski Talks With Major Industry Players On Sustainability
Spanish retailer Eroski has gathered representatives from the Spanish tuna industry to analyze the situation of tuna fishing grounds worldwide and the measures being taken...
Ivorian Tuna Industry To Prioritize Sustainability
Despite generating more than CFA 97 billion (USD 166 million), the Ivorian tuna industry is still facing major overfishing threats. Statistics offices reported that the three...
3 Chinese Longline Fisheries, MIFV Gets Go Signal For MSC Assessment
The Marine Stewardship Council has recently announced that Liancheng Overseas Fishery (FSM) Co. Ltd. (FZLC), Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd (SZLC), China Southern...
IN BRIEF: Jealsa Joins IPNLF
Spanish tuna canner and processor, Jealsa has become the latest organization to join the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).Angeles Claro, Director of...