Snow crab gets MSC label
Norwegian snow crab is now MSC certified following an audit by Global Trust Certification to assess the fishery against MSC criteria relating to stock situation, ecosystem impact and management practices.…
French purse seiners awarded certification for Atlantic tuna
MSC certification has been awarded to Orthongel, the association of French tuna purse seiners, for catches of yellowfin and skipjack tuna in Atlantic waters. This certification covers more than 90%…
Coastal cod and haddock certification back in place
MSC certification for cod and haddock caught within Norway’s 12 nautical mile zone has been reinstated, following a process which The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has headed in collaboration with the…
PNG gets rocky lobster certification
The award of MSC certification to the Papua New Guinea Fishing industry Association (FIA PNG) for the Torres Strait rocky lobster fishery represents the culmination of a process that has…
High Seas Fish PO wins MSC award in Poland
The High Seas Fish Producers Organisation in Poland has received the Ocean Hero Fishery award for its contributions to sustainable fisheries at the MSC awards in Warsaw. The Marine Stewardship…
California Market Squid gets MSC certification
The MSC has awarded California market squid (Loligo opalescens) certification for sustainable fishing practices. This is the first squid species managed by the State of California to be certified. Nine…
Seaweed venture to carry both fishery and aquaculture ecolabels
Sinan Bada corporation, a producer located in Shinan County, a collection of 1004 islands on the west coast of Korea, is cultivating the first seaweed that will use both MSC…
Trawl sector working to maintain standards
Academics, conservationists and a number of divisions within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment all participated in the annual surveillance audit of the South African trawl fishery for…
Management of NE Atlantic pelagic fisheries is in need of drastic reform, according to a report by ABPmer
South America shows Europe how to manage its fisheries
A new report by marine consultancy ABPmer contrasts the chaotic management of pelagic stocks in North Atlantic waters against the cohesive approach on management by the 15 nations that fish…
Research grant funds key hake study
SADSTIA researcher Fisokuhle Mbatha has been awarded a grant from the Marine Stewardship Council’s Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) to improve knowledge about the hake stocks that support the South African trawl fishery.…