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Conservation group Oceana names James Simon as new CEO

Simon, with his 21 years at the ocean conservation group, will succeed the retiring CEO

Maruha accelerates solar panel installation to reduce CO2 emission by 23,000t over three years

As a part of responding to climate change activities, Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro has currently installed solar panels at its Shin-Ishinomaki plant in Japan, with an aim to reduce CO2 emission by 30%

Blueyou launches first animal welfare policy for a seafood brand

Norwegian snow crab fishery achieves MSC

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Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report

Ecuador ambassador to Japan seeks trade deal with 0% tariff on processed shrimp

Aquaculture Stewardship Council gears up to unveil unified global farm standard

Maruha survey: Over 70% of Japanese consumers opt for eco-labeled sushi

Aquaculture Stewardship Council to cease operations in China

Five Mowi products earn Good Housekeeping seal

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UK nephrops FIP asked to provide evidence backing claims of progress

CP Foods certifies 40 shrimp products for reduced carbon emissions

BAP, GAP content that Macquarie Harbour salmon producers can retain certifications

ASC feed standard lands in Asia as Thai Union receives certification

Maruha claims MSC Alaskan pollock product’s CO2 emissions 17% less than ‘regular’

UK’s under-fire nephrops fishery to join ‘in transition to MSC’ scheme

Scottish oyster farm becomes first to obtain ASC certification

Marine Stewardship Council to rework new standard

Campaigners want ‘organic’ label stripped from Scottish farmed salmon

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DFFU, UK Fisheries parent Alda applies for Greenland halibut MSC

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Grocery chain Aldi to remove ‘sustainable’ label from certain salmon products in US

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Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery recertified to MSC standard

Study finds consumers willing to embrace land-based salmon in US, France, Japan

FishChoice to use GSA’s Seafood Processing Standard

Inside Monterey Bay’s efforts to solve shrimp’s small-scale certification problem

Norway’s returning cod MSC to benefit retail access rather than create premiums

Eleven Chinese plants linked to forced labor were MSC-certified

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Energy use, land changes make farmed shrimp dirtier than thought

Farmed shrimp probably has a greater carbon footprint than poultry, according to a presentation at the Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, the Netherlands

Trout farmer SanLei becomes first BAP-certified producer in South Africa

Lesotho-based trout producer SanLei has become the first farm and hatchery in South Africa to achieve the Best Aquaculture Practices certification

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US farmed shrimp feedstock gets MSC certification

ASC-certified farms exceed 2,000 globally, up 22% from 2021

South Korean producer to cultivate first seaweed with MSC, ASC ecolabels

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Argentine, US gulf shrimp sellers hope MSC opens new markets, differentiates from farmed  

Will IOTC FAD ban disrupt John West, Princes canned tuna supply to UK?

Thai Union warns IOTC dFAD ban could coincide with others, cutting tuna supply

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First group of Cali squid catchers gets MSC approval, second likely coming soon 

Alaska commissioner takes more shots at MSC over Russia handling

New initiative aims to boost small-scale aquaculture farmers in India

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MSC: Figures show millions missing out on nutrition due to overfishing   

Former American Seafoods, Thai Union execs in as MSC reshuffles at top

GAPP re-appoints Desautel as board chairman, Christensen as treasurer

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US startup Aqua Cultured Foods gets $5.5m to hire, prep for product launch

Lusamerica uses dock, Noah’s Ark to support California fisheries resurrection

Investors aim to crack down on seafood producers who aren’t enviro-friendly

retail

Consumer Reports continues drumbeat against pregnant women eating tuna

Norway’s push to get MSC back for coastal cod delayed amid challenging times for filleters

Bloom, Harvard Law School warn human rights abuses persist in tuna industry

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Germany’s Deutsche See expands new canned tuna range

ASC sets May 30 date for new requirements, offers one-year grace period on food safety

Europeche disappointed by coastal states’ failure to meet mackerel deadline

fishing

MSC to suspend Acadian groundfish certification in August

Three Falkland fishing firms allow crew welfare policy reviews

Seafood Watch criticized for red rating of Chesapeake Bay oysters