PNA Fishery retains their MSC certification
Certification will be effective until July 2022. Article: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/msc-renews-certificate-for-pna-tuna-fishery
Why the Marine Stewardship Council needs an independent review | Ethical Consumer
So, where are we now? Unfortunately, the government’s response to the EAC report was weak, merely urging stakeholders to continue to engage with consultations. The MSC has not taken action beyond opening further consultations on issues that have long been [...]
North Sea Cod
A new assessment has found North Sea cod to be at critically low levels and calls for catch to be reduced by two-thirds. MSC has stated that they will review these findings at the end of the month to determine [...]
WWF slams Mediterranean bluefin fisheries ecolabel
The NGO hinted at withdrawal from French ecolabel Peche durable amid concerns over dangerous levels of tuna stocks. The future of WWF’s participation in the French ecolabel Peche durable is in doubt following the decision to award the label to a [...]
Fifteen Shark Species Now Defined as Critically Endangered
The release yesterday of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN's) assessment of giant guitarfish and wedgefish identifies these flattened sharks as the world's most threatened marine fish.
Certified fisheries are not necessarily sufficiently addressing the issue of bycatch.
Seafood certification – must do better According to a review published by the BirdLife International Marine Programme earlier this year, being certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) does not guarantee that a fishery is addressing the bycatch of marine [...]
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. – FFA’s TUNApacific: Fisheries News and Views
PRESS RELEASE – Marine Stewardship Council, 7 March 2019. A Chinese owned longline yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery in the Federated States of Micronesia has achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for its bigeye tuna catch.This is the first time that bigeye has been certified to the MSC’s globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing.
MSC certificate pulled for Skagerrak herring
Norwegian catch of herring in the Skagerrak was 6,459 metric tons in 2018. Herring caught in Skagerrak, Kattegat and Western Baltic areas have lost Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate due to depleting stocks of west Baltic spring-spawning herring. Last June, [...]
Decline in the number of shark finning incidents | Cape Times
Cape Town – New data shows a continued decline in the number of shark finning incidents, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). This was in response to the Department of Forestry and ... www.iol.co.za
South Africa fisheries official chimes in on MSC’s ‘inconsistent’ shark finning policy | Undercurrent News
Siphokhazi Ndudane, deputy director-general of fisheries management of DAFF, said the letter addresses the 'inconsistent manner in which the MSC standard is being applied with regards to shark ... www.undercurrentnews.com
