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February 2020

Gulf of Alaska cod could lose sustainability certification by March, MSC confirms

2020-02-19T17:04:36+00:00February 5th, 2020|Categories: Allgemein|

After Northeast Atlantic mackerel and North Sea cod now Alaska Cod may also loose its MSC certification: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/gulf-of-alaska-cod-to-lose-sustainability-certification-by-march-msc-confirms Pacific cod from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to lose its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certification in the coming months [...]

January 2020

December 2019

Greenpeace SE Asia & Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia (Indonesian Migrant Workers Union or SBMI) released report entitled “Seabound: The journey to modern slavery on the high seas.”

2020-01-28T16:35:16+00:00December 9th, 2019|Categories: Allgemein|

This GPSEA/SBMI report names 13 fishing vessels involved in complaints by 34 Indonesian migrant fishers that suggest forced labour including e.g. deception, withholding wages, excessive overtime, & physical & sexual abuse. 2 of these vessels are MSC certified as part [...]

November 2019

WWF’s Position Paper for ICCAT Commission meeting highlights the urgent need for a requirement that all sharks are landed with fins naturally attached and a zero catch limit of mako sharks in the Atlantic.

2020-01-14T10:52:07+00:00November 15th, 2019|Categories: Allgemein|

While other RFMOs have started adopting a FNA policy already ICCAT has failed to do so so far and MSC has neither been pushing for a FNA policy in their certified fisheries https://www.iccat.int/com2019/TRI/PLE_106_2019.pdf 1 2019 POSITION PAPER On the occasion [...]

WWF Germany criticizes MSC certification of the joint demersal North sea fisherman association as “Green Washing at Sea” in its recent press release.

2020-01-14T10:53:09+00:00November 1st, 2019|Categories: Allgemein|

Der Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) hat einem Verbund aus deutschen, holländischen, dänischen, und schwedischen Fischern eine Zertifizierung fur Nachhaltigkeit erteilt. Und das trotz des Einspruchs der Naturschutzorganisation WWF. Diese kritisierte die Entscheidung in einer Stellungnahme als "Green Washing auf Hoher [...]