News covering global seafood environment & sustainability issues.
By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
The European fisheries council has passed the proposed revision to the
E.U.’s common fisheries policy (CFP), but not before proposing changes
that will still require further negotiations with the European
Parliament before the policy is set in stone.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
Representatives with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board (LSPMB) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) joined Louisiana seafood industry leaders this week to announced the Vermilion Bay Sweet White Shrimp Gumbo Pack, from Delcambre Direct Seafood, as one of the first products to carry the Certified Authentic Louisiana Wild Seafood package seal.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
14 May, 2013
A new study finds that fish are still feeling negative effects from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill three years ago.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
The European Union has outlined sanctions against the Faroe Islands
regarding herring, and is pursuing similar measures regarding mackerel
for both Iceland and the Faroes.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has
filed charges against Seattle-based American Seafoods, arguing the
company tampered with scales to skew reported tonnage in their favor.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 May, 2013
The European Commission has adopted what it calls a new “Action Plan”
for revitalizing the marine environment and the maritime economy for the
Atlantic Ocean area.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 May, 2013
A move by an Icelandic company to resume whale hunting after a two-year
hiatus has angered conservation groups that are now calling on the
United States to impose sanctions against the country.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 May, 2013
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) told fishermen this week that
so-called “pirate” fishing is not just bad for fish stocks, but bad
for legitimate fishermen’s financial health.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 May, 2013
A new report from conservation group Oceana is blaming widespread
seafood fraud on illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing
practices.
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07 May, 2013
The national manager for SeaChoice talks about major Canadian retailers' sustainable seafood initiatives and how SeaChoice and other organizations are working towards an official National Sustainable Seafood Day in Canada.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 May, 2013
Blue North, a Seattle-based fisheries company operating in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, is announcing plans Tuesday for what it calls “one of the world’s most environmentally friendly” fishing vessels.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 May, 2013
Stolt Sea Farm, the Spain-based seafood farming company, has received
Friend of the Sea certification for its turbot farming and processing
sites.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 May, 2013
Netherlands-based seafood supplier Anova Seafood has become the first
company to bring tuna from Fiji to Europe bearing the Marine Stewardship
Council (MSC) logo.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 May, 2013
Norway KingCrab AS has earned Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification for its red king crab.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 May, 2013
British retailer Waitrose on Thursday announced a pledge to source all its seafood from independently certified sources by the end of 2016.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 May, 2013
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Fisheries
Service says efforts to rebuild domestic fisheries have been successful
for six additional regional stocks. But some fisheries in areas like New
England still have a long way to go.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 April, 2013
A New Brunswick aquaculture company has been ordered to pay CAD 500,000 (USD 492,000; EUR 376,000)after pleading guilty to two charges in connection with the deaths of hundreds of lobsters in the Bay of Fundy from an illegal pesticide about three years ago.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 April, 2013
Build-out of a large-scale mine near the headwaters of a world-class salmon fishery in Alaska could wipe out as many as 90 miles of streams and alter stream flows, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a revised assessment released Friday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 April, 2013
The adjudicator in the Marine Stewardship Council certification of Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk Pollock fishery has set the date of 31 May for final arguments in the At-sea Processors Association (APA) objection to the fishery's certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 April, 2013
Blue Fish, a new European Association that promotes sustainable fishing that was launched earlier this year, used the 2013 European Seafood Exposition as the launching pad to announce its initial goals. Blue Fish intends to share knowledge, promote best practices for fishing techniques, increase communication, establish common fisheries policies and help harvesting and processing companies develop.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
24 April, 2013
Ever since sustainability certification was launched years ago, seafood
buyers worldwide have complained about confusion among the various
schemes and the duplication of efforts regarding audits and other
regulatory steps in a complex and potentially expensive process.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
24 April, 2013
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki
appeared before the press at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels
on Wednesday, 24 April, and urged collaborative efforts along the
seafood supply chain toward sustainability.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
23 April, 2013
Many Alaska salmon suppliers that have chosen the Responsible Fisheries
Management (RFM) program are expressing confidence that buyers in Europe
and other key markets will embrace the third-party certification with
open arms.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
23 April, 2013
Bumble Bee Foods of San Diego will soon launch a line of canned seafood
products, starting with tuna, that will be the first products in the
United States to bear both the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
eco-label and the world-famous World Wildlife Fund (WWF) panda logo.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 April, 2013
The World Wildlife Fund has withdrawn its objection to the Marine Stewardship Council certification of Russian Sea of Okhotsk Pollock fishery.
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