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Protecting Ocean Wildlife - Reducing Bycatch in Pacific Ocean Longline Tuna Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership “New research from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership highlights the impacts of commercial tuna longline fishing on endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species in the Western Central [...]

Seafood News, Jan 27 2023 According to the MSCs most recent market report, the number of sustainably sourced seafood species on UK supermarket shelves has increased to 49, up from 26 just 10 years ago. The most popular species continue [...]

Seafood Source, January 13 2023  Over the last two years, Seafood2030 and BounceBeyond have worked with seafood stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the “sustainable seafood system,” or the collective impact of those working on sustainable seafood. Seafood2030 completed [...]

Seafood Source, January 12 2023 The MSC has teamed up with the Non-GMO Project and Fairtrade America to launch their ‘Little Labels, Big Impact’ campaign to try to prompt consumers to pay more attention to such labels while grocery shopping. [...]

MSC Fisheries Standard Good Indicator On Achieving UN Biodiversity Goals - ATuna 22.12.22.pdf MSC recognized by the UN - FIS 22.12.22.pdf According to the article, the Marine Stewardship Council has gained recognition by the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), [...]

SeafoodSource, December 12, 2022 See also - MSC Praises Skipjack Harvest Strategy Adoption in WCPO, ATuna December 23 2022. In December 2022, The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) came to an agreement to adopt a management procedure (MP) [...]

World Cetacean Alliance The WCA released a statement on the new MSC Standard voicing their deep disappointment with the decision of the MSC to not include the previously proposed requirements around the harassment and killing of marine mammals in MSC-certified [...]

Undercurrent news, October 18 2022 Recent research from On the Hook shows that consumers have high expectations when purchasing seafood with eco-labels 2257 respondents polled 40% of respondents purchase eco-labelled seafood products. Of those, 80% believed an ecolabel to mean [...]

Undercurrent News, October 14. An objection filed by the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF) against the scope extension of the PNA’s pacific tuna fisheries has been successful. The adjudicator upheld the objection on the basis of FAD use and [...]

WWF Germany, October 10 2022 Read the English translation WWF Germany calls out MSC for certifying Baltic Herring, an overfished stock, which will be used in certified animal feed. The organisation raises concern about the use of conditions to ensure [...]