News covering global seafood environment & sustainability issues.
By SeafoodSource staff
22 November, 2010
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) on Friday criticized Marine Stewardship Council certification of the Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish fishery, calling on the MSC board to independently review the determination and defer the certification until the review is completed.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 November, 2010
Two days after the European Council failed to back the European Commission’s recommendation to cut the total allowable catch (TAC) for Atlantic bluefin tuna, the environmental camp is turning up the heat on fisheries officials.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 November, 2010
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new Fish Fight campaign has caught the eye of frozen seafood giant Findus Group, which on Friday threw its support behind the initiative.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
18 November, 2010
Politics is dominating Europe’s position on bluefin tuna stocks, as the European Council has failed to back the European Commission’s proposal to slash quotas for the species in 2011.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 November, 2010
A group representing 11 Russian fishing companies has entered three pink salmon fisheries for Marine Stewardship Council sustainability certification, the London-based organization announced on Tuesday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 November, 2010
With the fate of Atlantic bluefin tuna up in the air at the upcoming International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging decision-makers not to neglect the recovery of another Atlantic species.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 November, 2010
SeaWeb on Monday announced that Nova Scotia-based seafood supplier High Liner Foods will be the principal sponsor of the 2011 Seafood Summit.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
11 November, 2010
Ahead of ICCAT’s annual meeting next week, the Pew Environment Group emphasizes that IUU fishing, “crystal ball” management and chronic overfishing continue to threaten the sustainability of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
08 November, 2010
Corruption, greed and criminal misconduct on the part of fishermen, traders and fisheries managers has led to the overfishing of eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna over the past decade, an international group of investigative journalists said on Monday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 November, 2010
U.S. crab importer Handy International is spearheading efforts to restore mangrove forests in Ranong, Thailand, the company announced on Monday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 October, 2010
The Scottish haddock fishery on Friday was certified as sustainable and well managed under the Marine Stewardship Council program.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
28 October, 2010
Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization Center for Food Safety claims that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration knowingly withheld documents that show genetically modified farmed salmon pose a risk to the environment.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 October, 2010
Ocean Choice International’s (OCI) Grand Banks yellowtail flounder fishery on Thursday was certified as sustainable and well-managed under the Marine Stewardship Council program.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
27 October, 2010
An aquaculture-scoring tool funded by the Lenfest Oceans Program and Pew Charitable Trusts highlights both the good and bad aspects of marine finfish farming, particularly Atlantic salmon.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 October, 2010
Yvon Chouinard, co-founder of outdoor outfitter Patagonia and 1% for the Planet, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Seafood Summit in Vancouver, Canada, from 31 January to 2 February, 2011.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 October, 2010
Icelandic Group, Iceland’s largest seafood company, on Tuesday entered all of the country’s cod and haddock fisheries into Marine Stewardship Council assessment.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 October, 2010
The South Georgia icefish fishery on Monday was certified as sustainable and well-managed under the Marine Stewardship Council program. It’s the world’s second icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) fishery and 95th fishery overall to earn the distinction.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
22 October, 2010
Renowned Parisian chef and restaurateur Francois Pasteau of L'Epi Dupin talks about what motivated him to menu sustainable seafood and why his customers are eating more fish.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 October, 2010
The Scotia-Fundy haddock fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern coast of Canada have received Marine Stewardship Council certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 October, 2010
Findus Group, Birds Eye Iglo, A. Espersen, Iceland Group and Trident Seafoods join forces to develop a shared blueprint for responsible seafood procurement. The new guidelines feature nine commitments, including full traceability, eliminating IUU fishing and minimizing waste and discards at sea.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
20 October, 2010
Concern that localized krill depletion will significantly impact land and marine animals such as penguins and whales was the basis of a press briefing held by Pew Environment Group on Wednesday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 October, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund is praising European Union Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki’s call for a “significant” cut in Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna catches.
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By Lisa Duchene, SeafoodSource contributing editor
18 October, 2010
In the late 1980s, Steve Phillips pioneered fisheries development in the Philippines and Indonesia to export blue-swimming crabs to the United States. Now, his Baltimore-based company, Phillips Foods, along with at least 10 importers, relies on the crab supply from those countries as well as in China, Thailand and Vietnam to produce pasteurized crab and other value-added products sold nationally and to supply Phillips’ 10 East Coast restaurants.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
12 October, 2010
Hunters and trappers in Jen Levin’s home state of Wisconsin and commercial fishermen in Maine, where Levin now lives, have a lot in common, she says.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 October, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund is urging for greater precaution in overhauling management of the Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery.
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