The Norwegian fleet’s fishery for beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) and Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) has been certified to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing. Both fisheries were independently certified by…
The MSC certification for scallops from the Baie de Saint-Brieuc, issued at the end of last year, has been formalised at a presentation in Saint-Quay-Portrieux. ‘We congratulate the Departmental Fisheries…
Rare Foods Australia (RFA) has confirmed the importance Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification plays in international brand development and sales, with the company seeing a rise in international buyers since…
The Cedar Lake Walleye and Northern Pike Fisheries has achieved MSC-certification – the second freshwater fishery in the province of Manitoba and only the third in Canada to enter the…
The MSC has awarded Oregon Trawl Commission a 2022 MSC US Ocean Champion Award for their continued dedication to seafood sustainability and ocean health. The Oregon Trawl Commission manages three…
As national delegations prepare for next week’s meetings in London to thrash out TACs for next year’s pelagic fisheries in the North-East Atlantic, the MSC has warned that urgent action…
The Spanish National Association of Freezer Tuna Vessel Owners (ANABAC) has embarked on an MSC evaluation process for Indian Ocean skipjack tuna in FAO zones 51 and 57. This follows…
The Hawaii Longline Association’s (HLA) is the first fishery in Hawaii to enter the Marine Stewardship Council programme and to achieve certification The Association’s longline vessels’ target species of swordfish…
Fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is encouraging the Norwegian Seafood Council to initiate an MSC certification process for snow crab. According to Fiskebåt, this would provide a key selling point…
Originally certified by the MSC in 2016, New Zealand’s three largest fisheries for orange roughy have again been through the recertification process. ‘Orange roughy is a popular fish that forty-odd…