Aquaculture Stewardship Council to cease operations in China
'Over the last 18 months, ASC has undertaken a strategic business review of internal operations...[it] has decided to phase out program operations and cease investment in China'
Shrimpbox provider shifts strategy, eyes local growth over global expansion
Atarraya, a land-based shrimp farming venture located in Indianapolis, Indiana, has changed its focus to the domestic market
Eight Indian shrimp packers joined sustainable trade body ahead of AP report
The first Indian member meeting of the Seafood Task Force is scheduled to take place in April this year, planned before the release of recent labor abuse allegations in the shrimp sector
Indian shrimp supplier accused of labor abuse, antibiotic fraud in new report
The Choice Group has denied the allegations raised by a former general manager via the Outlaw Ocean Project
DNB: Salmon farming at ‘biological ceiling,’ risks losing ‘social license’
Innovation is urgently needed to improve the performance of traditional net-pen farming and to accelerate the adoption of offshore, closed containment and land-based systems, advises Norway's DNB Bank
Russia formally accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement despite domestic outcry
Russia's representative to the World Trade Organization, Nikolai Platonov, has pledged that the country will implement the agreement to counter unfair fishery practices
Maruha claims MSC Alaskan pollock product’s CO2 emissions 17% less than ‘regular’
The Tokyo-based seafood giant says the CO2 emissions of its eco-labeled, coated product throughout the supply chain are around 17% lower than when 'using regular pollock raw materials'
Tilapia welfare project launched in Egypt
FAI Farms and Ethical Seafood Research have launched the Tilapia Welfare Project in Egypt, the world's largest producer of the farmed fish
NGO urges UK sanctions on Chinese firms linked to Uyghur forced labor
An NGO, which wanted to remain anonymous, has filed a legal petition urging the UK government to impose sanctions on seven Chinese firms
Russian fishery group reiterates opposition to WTO agreement on subsidies
A Russian seafood industrial lobbying group has reiterated its objections to the acceptance of the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies