The offshore component of the Argentine red shrimp fishery has obtained MSC certification, recognising its compliance with international standards for environmental sustainability in fisheries. This achievement builds on the certification obtained in March 2025 by the onshore…
The purse seine and pole-and-line vessels that are members of the Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) have been awarded MSC certification. There are fifteen member companies within GTA, currently operating 20…
The Namibia hake trawl and longline fishery targeting two species of hake, Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus, in 2020 became the first fishery in Namibia, and the second in Africa,…
Reunion Pêche Australe, a subsidiary of the Reunimer Group, has obtained MSC certification for its Patagonian toothfish fishery operated in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF). This recognition is the…
It has been a long process of adjusting management and fishing practices, followed by an assessment by an independent certification body – leading to Seine Bay scallops achieving the MSC…
The South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) is working towards a fifth MSC certification, which will make the South African trawl fishery for hake one of the longest continuous…
The purse seine sectors in Spain and Portugal have jointly achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for Iberian sardine from the Atlantic coast, the first fishery to do so through such…
Scientific observer programmes are usually funded and coordinated by the government agencies responsible for fisheries management, as was the case in South Africa from 2002 to 2011 – when government…
FCF has been awarded funding from the Marine Stewardship Councils (MSC) Ocean Stewardship Fund. This critical support will directly contribute to advancing sustainability initiatives in the South Atlantic Albacore Longline…
The Marine Stewardship Council has announced it intends to channel funding worth €5.6m into its Ocean Stewardship Fund, which supports fisheries in advancing sustainability, by 2030. The announcement was made…
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