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…
The purse seine fishery for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna in Nauru waters has been awarded MSC certification following an certification process that began in March 2021 and a decision…
After a two-year assessment, the MSC has awarded OPAGAC certification for its fishery for skipjack tuna in the Indian Ocean. This applies to skipjack caught by the group’s 14 purse…
On the opening morning of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 scallop season, the fishery was awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and…
A world-first on Western Australia’s southern coastline is being celebrated as a game-changing innovation for abalone, which is now formally recognised as a Wild Enhanced Fishery, meeting the Marine Stewardship…
Seafood brands across Europe are set to market Chilean jack mackerel in extensive campaigns as an alternative to mackerel caught in the North-east Atlantic. This follows the loss of MSC…
Data released by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows surging demand, sales and production of certified sustainable tuna on a global scale. The MSC is forecasting record sales of tuna…
The clock has started ticking on a three-year countdown to certification-ready blue whiting fisheries – which lost MSC certification in December 2020. The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) announced…
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…