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IntraFish, April 12, 2024 The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is widely regarded as the leading fisheries certification standard, with significant recognition from retailers, restaurants, seafood companies, and consumers. However, recent criticisms have emerged regarding the effectiveness and attainability of its [...]

Intrafish, April 10th, 2024 This article touches on the MSC's announcement of the delayed implementation of Fisheries Standard Version 3.0. Following the announcement numerous European seafood producers have expressed concern over the complexities involved. The introduction of additional requirements, notably [...]

IntraFish, April 1, 2024 The recent investigations into labor violations in shrimp and whitefish processing plants in India and China have raised concerns about certification standards groups. Many of the accused facilities hold certifications from organizations such as the Global [...]

SeaChoice, March 14, 2024. This report assesses the commitment of grocery stores to selling responsibly sourced seafood, revealing discrepancies between their public commitments and actual practices. While many grocers have sustainability policies, they often exempt significant categories of seafood from [...]

SeafoodSource, February 21, 2024 The seafood industry is undergoing a significant shift in its approach to sustainability marketing due to a series of lawsuits targeting companies like Mowi, Gorton’s, ALDI, Conagra, Bumble Bee Foods, and Red Lobster. These legal actions, [...]

Marine Stewardship Council, February 8, 2024 The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) maintains its recognition by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a partner of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as highlighted in the updated Global Benchmark Tool. Initially [...]

Marine Stewardship Council, 24 January 2024 The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has appointed Giles Bolton, a leader in sustainable sourcing with extensive experience at Tesco PLC and a background in international aid and trade, as its new Chair. With over [...]

November 21, 2023. This thorough op-ed dives into Walmart’s seafood sourcing policy, the class action lawsuit taken against the retailer for misleading sustainability claims, in particular the MSC label on their seafood, and the history of Walmart and how it [...]

November 16 2023.  “As we approach nearly two decades of collaboration among SeaChoice member organisations, our new Five-Year Impact Report details how the program’s recent evolution has placed SeaChoice as an effective program with a global reach and impact. SeaChoice [...]

The Fish Site, November 10, 2023.  Several lawsuits against retailers around sustainability claims on their products are bringing light to the shortcomings of these programs and retailers. They must do more to ensure that consumers can trust the claims on [...]