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Forget et al, 1 September 2021 Mitigating bycatch is a key to sustainable fisheries, and to assess the impact of a fishery on bycatch species, is a necessary first step. In Tuna purse seine fisheries, pelagic sharks account for about [...]

MSC, 26 July 2021 The MSC certification for 22 Western Central Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries could be suspended in June 2023 if measures to support sustainability do not progress. The Western Central Pacific Fisheries Committee (WCPFC), composed of 26 member [...]

WWF Hong Kong, 13 July 2021 This July 14th, on ‘Shark Awareness Day’, WWF-Hong Kong released an updated version of their Seafood Guide which classifies seafood items as “Green – Recommended”, “Yellow – Think Twice” or “Red – Avoid” to [...]

Australian Marine Conservation Society, June 29 2021 By now, you will all be aware of the successful orange roughy MSC objection by AMCS and WWF. Unfortunately, the risk for the species and their habitat continue to be put at risk. [...]

Seafood Source, May 31 2021 Improvements to the ETP species section of the standard is a key focus of ours, and it is part of the current MSC Fishery Standard review. However, we have not received any updates on this [...]

Seafood Source, May 14 2021 See also this media release from Australian Marine Conservation Society - Orange roughy ruling victory for sustainable fisheries and for ocean loving Australian, January 7 2021 According to this article, the recent win by WWF [...]

May 12 2021 This UK Government Policy Paper on its Action Plan for Animal Welfare addresses shark finning – a topic we have worked on for years. The paper announces the plan to bring in legislation to ban the import [...]

28 April 2021 From 26th April, the offshore haddock catch remains MSC certified while inshore haddock lost its certification. The client, Norges Fiskarlaget, opted not to apply for reassessment for the inshore haddock fishery. Both inshore and offshore cod have [...]

28 Feb 2021  - Link to English Translation  An interesting article which includes an interview with MSC Nordic representative Gisli Gislason, who admits that “several MSC fisheries in the world are having problems in fulfilling certification requirements when international fisheries [...]

4 Feb 2021  A new paper by Schiller and Bailey, in Fish & Fisheries, explored the relationship between an increase in harvest strategy implementation in tuna fisheries and pressures to obtain eco-certifications. They conducted interviews with delegates and observers at [...]