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ATuna, September 7 2022 Full paper - Download One of the requirements for gaining MSC certification is that certified fisheries must be harvested at sustainable levels. The MSC, therefore, claims that certified fisheries are expected to be more sustainable than [...]

Footprint,  August 11 2022.  Read the full report The Changing markets foundation recently released a report investigating the use/sale of Antarctic krill in European based retailers and found that almost half of those studied sold supplements containing krill oil. Not only [...]

ATuna, August 9 2022. The MSC is slated to change the requirements around ghost gear, specifically addressing lost FADs and sonar buoys in the revisions set to be released in October. The development of guidelines for best practices around gear [...]

The Hill, August 9 2022. Earlier this year Shark Guardian released their report from an investigation which identified several violations in MSC fisheries, in particular pertaining to bycatch issues and shark finning on board certified vessels. Following the release of [...]

Undercurrent News, 1 August 2022 The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is warning The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) that they face having their MSC certification suspended if they fail to address their stock harvest strategies by the end [...]

ATuna, 28 July 2022 In June, the MSC announced that the new Fisheries Standard had been approved, which includes a condition pathway phase for fisheries to implement robust Harvest control rules. Recently, many MSC certified fisheries in the Western and [...]

The MSC Board of Trustees has approved the Fishery Standard, claiming it as a major achievement for the label. The final text however, has not been released and will not be available until October 31 2022.  This leaves us and [...]

In May, several prominent conservation groups wrote a letter to the MSC STAC & TAB to raise concerns about several weaknesses in the draft fisheries standard presented by the MSC earlier this year. Last week, the same group sent a [...]

Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife and Natural Resources Defence Council, all of which are Make Stewardship Count members, have filed an objection to the MSC recertification of the Gulf of Maine Lobster fishery. The fishery first gained certification in [...]

  Fisch ist Luxus, das Meer in Gefahr (Fish is a luxury, the sea is in danger), Die Presse, June 8 2022.  Streit um MSC-Siegel: Darf man eigentlich noch Fisch essen? (Controversy over the MSC seal: can you still eat [...]