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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…