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The controversial Omega Protein may have succeeded in securing MSC certification last month for the Atlantic menhaden fishery, but it now faces the potential of having its ability to harvest there at least temporarily taken away or reduced. Omega Protein [...]

After suspension of mackerel fisheries in the North East Atlantic in March of this year, now also suspension of certificates for cod in the North Sea has been announced. The suspensions came into force on October 24th 2019 but only [...]

IA agrees in regard to EU landing obligation, that Fishery's clients comment is appropriate to..."place importance on the legal obligations of their respective national management authorities in respect of the landing obligation. I agree. The condition must be seen in [...]

M&S fish buy says "The market choosing to buy or not buy fish from a specific fishery will not improve the state of that fishery". He goes on to note that real change to fisheries needs to come through fisheries [...]

The Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council certification, a victory for Cooke Inc. subsidiary Omega Protein and Daybrook Fisheries, which fish and process Gulf menhaden into fishmeal, fish oil, and other products. Independent auditor SAI Global [...]

More than 70% of MSC labelled products coming from the US and Europe, can engagement over conversion help the certification body lead a new drive? IntraFish spoke to CEO Rupert Howes. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has its targets: fisheries [...]

Based on findings from undercover investigations in Vietnam, India and The Gambia, this report represents damming evidence that the production of fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) for use in the growing global aquaculture industry is destroying fish stocks, marine ecosystems [...]

...(translation of original article) Vienna is looking for his fish. The city is developing a catalog of criteria to provide consumers with a guide to sustainable fish buying. Bernadette Krassay says: " The oceans are overfished, there is no secret [...]

Canada's wild salmon fisheries are voluntarily giving up their Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, the most popular "sustainable" label for seafood. An audit in 2018 found that the Canadian Pacific coast salmon fisheries were not on track to meet nine [...]

Since years, the WWF co-founded and still strongly WWF promoted MSC standard for sustainable industrial fisheries has tried to get its certification scheme into practice in developing countries, with modest success so far. Now it seems they will gain ground [...]