Governments must co-operate to work towards a blue food revolution
The publication of the Blue Food Assessment (BFA), stating that the demand for blue foods is set to double over the next thirty years, sends a strong and powerful message…
MSC approves Faroese cod and haddock
The implementation in 2020 of a management plan for setting the number of fishing days based on scientific advice has been a decisive factor in achieving MSC approval for Faroese…
Norwegian Offshore NE Arctic cod gets MSC recertification
The Marine Stewardship Council confirmed that Norwegian Offshore North East Artic Cod is recertified from 15th August 2021 while Inshore North East Artic cod will no longer be MSC certified. …
CFTO has been awarded MSC certification for its Indian Ocean skipjack tuna fishery. Images: CFTO
CFTO gets skipjack certification
Tuna purse seiner operator Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO), one of the largest French tuna companies, has been awarded MSC certification for its Indian Ocean skipjack tuna catches. This…
Norway’s fishery for haddock inside 12 nautical miles is no longer MSC certified
MSC clarifies Norway’s cod and haddock status
Planned changes to the MSC certification of North East Arctic haddock caught under the oversight of Norwegian industry body Norges Fiskarlag, came into effect on 26th of April, while its…
South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has been re-certified by the MSC. Image: SADSTIA
New five-year certification for SA’s hake fishery
After an exacting 12-month re-assessment, the South African hake trawl fishery has been certified ‘sustainable’ by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for a fourth five-year period. ‘The South African hake…
Exploited crew of Chinese-owned He Shun 38 have been repatriated and wages paid, while the vessel loses its MSC certification status
Crewmen from Chinese vessel repatriated, MSC certification withdrawn
Following the public highlighting on 16th January by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) of the case of exploited Indonesian crew of the Chinese-owned, Fijian-flagged He Shun 38 (No.00359), both crewmen are reported…
Australia’s Exmouth Gulf prawn fishery has been re-certified by the MSC
Exmouth Gulf prawns MSC re-certified
Exmouth Gulf, along with the Shark Bay fishery, are the first Australian prawn fisheries to be certified to the MSC’s rigorous Version 2.01 standard (introduced in 2018). Only four tropical…
Iceland’s lumpfish fishery regains its MSC certification. Image: fiskkaup.is
Iceland’s lumpfish fishery regains MSC status
The small-scale lumpfish fishery based in Iceland has regained its MSC certification, after making the necessary improvements in recent years to meet the science-based standard for sustainable fishing. The initial certificate was…
MSC certification for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting are suspended from 30th December
MSC suspends pelagic fisheries certification
The lack of effective international quota sharing agreements is cited as the reason for the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend MSC certification for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries…