Hampiðjan achieves ISO 14001 environmental certification
Over the last few years Hampiðjan has systematically worked on a number of aspects of environmental issues and the basis of this goes back to the company setting out its…
MSC approves Faroese cod and haddock
The implementation in 2020 of a management plan for setting the number of fishing days based on scientific advice has been a decisive factor in achieving MSC approval for Faroese…
Wärtsilä Danmark is the first marine sector company to be recognised as having implemented a management system dedicated to meeting the UN’s sustainable development goals. Image: Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä Danmark gets first UN Sustainable Development Goals certification
Technology group Wärtsilä’s local marine office in Denmark, Wärtsilä Danmark A/S has been awarded certification by Bureau Veritas’ in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The certification provides…
Landing hake from a Namibian trawler. Image: MSC/Oliver Binneman
MSC certifies Namibian hake fishery
MSC certification of Namibia’s hake trawl and longline fishery recognises progress made by the Namibian government and fishing industry in rebuilding hake stocks as it becomes the first fishery in Namibia,…
Production on board Ivan Kalinin has been certified to ISO 22000 standard. Image: RFC
RFC trawlers get ISO certification
Russian Fishery Company’s (RFC) trawler Ivan Kalinin has been granted ISO 22000 certification, and two more are ready to be audited for the same certification. The certification states that the…
The Eastern Tuna and Billfish certification applies to the target species of albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, and swordfish. Image: Tuna Australia
Australia’s eastern tuna and billfish fishery receives MSC certification
One of Australia’s largest fisheries, the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) has been awarded MSC certification for sustainability, which has been achieved with support from the Australian Government’s Our Marine Parks…
The Panama-based Marpesca Group has fishing and distribution bases in Ecuador, The US and Spain.Image: FoS
FoS certifies Marpesca Group
Friend of the Sea has announced certification of the Marpesca Group (Grupo Marpesca) for sustainable seafood production practices. Marpesca can now display the Friend of the Sea eco-label on its…
Fish and shellfish producer L’Acquachiara has been awarded Friend of the Sea certification. Image: Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea certifies L’Acquachiara Srl
Adriatic shellfish producer L’Acquachiara Srl, a top Italian producer of shellfish and other fish products, has earned certification for sustainable seafood production by Friend of the Sea. The certification enables…
Participants in Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture have welcomed the EU decision to lift the yellow card. Image: Fisheries Agency
Taiwan’s yellow card lifted
The yellow card warning handed to Taiwan in October 2015 by the European Commission has been lifted, in recognition of the efforts made to strengthen legal framework, monitoring, control and…
The first canned tuna under the AENOR Conform RFT label is now available to Spanish consumers
Canned tuna under ‘Responsibly Fished’ label reaches Spanish consumers
Canning companies Garavilla, which produces the Isabel brand, and Sálica, which has the Campos brand, will be the first to distribute products carrying the AENOR Conform RFT label. This month…