Norwegian giant added GAA/BAP and ASC were potential add-ons to the baseline requirements
Marine Harvest to certify all farms to Global Gap standard
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
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…)
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
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
Alaska salmon season kicks off Thursday with PSVOA MSC process in shambles
The summer harvest season for wild Alaska salmon officially opens Thursday with a projected harvest of 179 million fish (more…)
Hokkaido scallop fishery gets MSC approval
Certified fishery is said to catch world’s largest scallop harvest
Sainsbury campaign ups alternative fish sales by 59%
Switch the Fish campaign boosted sales of species such as Cornish sardines and coley, says UK supermarket (more…)
Australian abalone farmer first to undertake ASC certification
Great Southern Waters has become the first abalone farm to be audited under the draft ASC abalone standards
Brazilian lobster: An arduous road to sustainability
With no stock assessment since 2006, a 40% drop in landings and no catch data at hand, the challenge faced is not insignificant (more…)
Stolt gets Friend of the Sea for turbot farms
Stolt Sea Farm produces 5,000 metric tons a year with most of its customers in wholesale and retail based in Europe
Chile’s Multiexport earns two-star BAP certification
The Global Aquaculture Alliance announces that Multiexport Foods has achieved two-star Best Aquaculture Practices certification (more…)
Retailer Waitrose pledges to be all ‘certified-sustainable’ by 2016
First major change will see all Waitrose fresh, smoked and breaded cod and haddock from May 6 sold with MSC logo on
MSC: NSF withdrawal is down to business
NSF announced last week that it will discontinue audits for MSC certifications but said it still backs the mission and program
London showdown on Russian pollock MSC drive
The independent adjudicator in the objections to the Russian pollock MSC certification ruled a hearing will take place in London on May 31 (more…)
Pacific Seafood trout farm gets BAP certification
Operated by Pacific Seafood’s Pacific Aquaculture division, the farm is located in Nespelem, on the Colville Nation Indian Reservation, in north eastern Washington state
Sri Lankan minister: We are acting tough on IUU
Sri Lanka is acting tough on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and will continue to do so, says government minister (more…)
Icelandic golden redfish and saithe fisheries enter MSC asssesment
Iceland Sustainable Fisheries has put both fisheries forward, which means they could carry the MSC label by around late 2013
MSC certifiers consider impact of Faroese herring catches
Marine Stewardship Council confirms certifiers are looking at impact of Faroe Islands’ decision to triple its herring quota for MSC-certified North-East Atlantic fisheries