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…
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…
MSC certification of Namibia’s hake trawl and longline fishery recognises progress made by the Namibian government and fishing industry in rebuilding hake stocks as it becomes the first fishery in Namibia,…
North Atlantic fisheries for Atlanto-Scandian herring are threatened with the loss of crucial MSC certification due to what the MSC sees as longstanding failures to reach international agreement on catch…
One of Australia’s largest fisheries, the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) has been awarded MSC certification for sustainability, which has been achieved with support from the Australian Government’s Our Marine Parks…
Japanese longline bluefin tuna operator Usufuku Honten has formally become the first in the world to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for sustainable fishing, and is…
New funding to support research into fishery observer safety and welfare, has been announced by the Marine Stewardship Council. The MSC hopes to accelerate progress in safeguarding observers who carry…
A pair of companies based on the US east coast have been awarded MSC certification for their squid fishery. Seafreeze Limited and Sea Fresh USA both have vessels fishing for…
The herring fishery pursued by nine FROM Nord member vessels has been recertified by the MSC. The group of nine trawlers between them land around 2500 tonnes of herring annually.…
Australia’s Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery is on track to be certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council in late August. The Public Comment Draft Report was published on…