Spanish tuna grouping goes for full certification
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…
PNA starts MSC reassessment – FADs and Bigeye Included
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…
Certification for Norwegian redfish and Greenland halibut fisheries
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…
Saint-Brieuc scallops get MSC blue tick
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…
Sustainability drives abalone exports
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…
Canada’s third MSC certified sustainable freshwater fishery
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…
Oregon Trawl Commission Recognised as Sustainability Champion
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…
Urgent action needed to protect NE Atlantic pelagic stocks, says MSC
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…
ANABAC tuna fleet enters MSC process for skipjack
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…
Hawaii Longliners get MSC blue tick
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…