The summer harvest season for wild Alaska salmon officially opens Thursday with a projected harvest of 179 million fish (more…)
Alaska salmon season kicks off Thursday with PSVOA MSC process in shambles
From ‘goldrush mentality’ to sustainable food source: aquaculture’s evolution
Andrew Kaelin has seen aquaculture projects evolve from rush jobs into commercial success stories which have huge potential for developing countries
Migros tuna salad is 20,000th MSC-labeled product
Western tuna salad, sold in Migros stores in Switzerland, becomes the 20,000th product to bear the MSC ecolabel
EU’s pelagic industry welcomes potential trade sanctions against Faroes
Industry group NPWG says sanctions threat is a move in the right direction, calls for it to include several species
Faroese up mackerel quality with creative fishing technique
New fishing technique is unique for mackerel, and means fish is cooled within half an hour, and kept alive for longer, says Vardin (more…)
Marine Harvest Scotland to join ASC
After coming under fire for the levels of pesticides and seal killings it employs, the Norwegian farmer has volunteered its farms for accreditation
Former Safeway exec endorses Sustainably Fresh Foods
Gibson: ‘We believe that this technology is a key component of building a cost-effective, fully sustainable seafood supply chain for the world’ (more…)
Whole Foods oyster supplier looks to expand
High-end oyster farmer Hummock Island is looking for a $3m investment to meet large-scale demand from retailers
Iceland disputes ‘partisan’ downgrading by MSC
Marine Conservation Society’s decision to rate the Icelandic mackerel fisheries as ‘least sustainable’ smacks of partisanism, say Icelandic vessel owners (more…)
Think tank warns of ‘long road’ for Cermaq in Chile
Newly released study raises concerns about Cermaq’s corporate responsibility in Chile, says Norwegian thinktank, ForUM (more…)
Blast fishing suspected in Chile animal deaths
Hundreds of dead animals have washed up on Chile’s north coast, with Chilean blast fishermen suspected of killing them
EU gives Faroes one-month ultimatum over herring sanctions
Step is most concrete action taken so far towards potential sanctions, although some skepticism remains over their likelihood (more…)
Iglo Austria switches to all MSC-certified US pollock
Austrian division of frozen food group is now using 100% MSC-certified US pollock, with all frozen fish products carrying the logo (more…)
First Atlantic halibut fishery achieves MSC certification
Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery, located off the coasts of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, now MSC certified
Icelandic salmon farm to start domestic processing
Fjardalax, which sells under the brand Arctic Salmon, is planning on setting up its own processing plant in Iceland later this year
Study: World’s fish have been moving to cooler waters for decades
Significant numbers of 968 species of fish and invertebrates examined moved to escape the warming waters of their original habitats
Airline becomes first in Americas to get MSC logo on its menu
Surinam Airways is to become the first airline in the Americas to display the Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel for sustainable seafood on its menu
Copeinca profit dives on low fishmeal, oil volumes
EBITDA down 86% in first quarter of the year, as company echoes Austevoll’s prediction of strong year ahead (more…)
Fishmeal, oil prices to remain strong on low volumes
Drop in production of 14% for meal and 22% for oil, combined with low inventories, mean prices should remain high, say Austevoll Seafood (more…)
Deal agreed on EU fisheries reform
Council of ministers agree a mandate for final negotiations to include a “workable” framework for a discards ban and a greater degree of regional control of fisheries