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…
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.…
Spanish tuna operators within OPAGAC are making a €7 million investment over the coming couple of years to ensure that the group’s entire 380,000 tonne annual catch will be MSC certified. With…
The PNA has started the process of MSC recertification for its entire purse seine fishery, which will now be assessed against the new MSC standard (V2.01). The reassessment includes freeschool…
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…