News covering global seafood environment & sustainability issues.
By SeafoodSource staff
04 October, 2010
Public awareness of the Marine Stewardship Council eco-label has increased more than 2.5 times since 2008, according to a survey by AMR Marketing Research.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
01 October, 2010
Laky Zervudachi, director of sustainability at UK foodservice supplier Seafood Holdings, is working directly with chefs and caterers to encourage greater understanding of the importance of responsible sourcing.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 September, 2010
Young’s Seafood on Thursday announced that its Grimsby, England, production facility has reached some significant milestones in environmental improvement, including a 16 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per metric ton of production from two years ago.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 September, 2010
The Osprey Group’s North Sea twin-rigged otter-trawl plaice fishery on Thursday became the second North Sea plaice fishery and 94th fishery worldwide to earn Marine Stewardship Council certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 September, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund announced on Tuesday that it’s teaming up with Grupo Eroski to help the Spanish supermarket chain develop and implement a sustainable seafood sourcing strategy.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
21 September, 2010
Fishermen from Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Japan gathered in Isla Cristina, southwest Spain, from 7 to 19 September to debate the numbers of bluefin tuna caught annually.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 September, 2010
The founder of MOM’s Organic Market on Monday called on Whole Foods to work quicker on its new sustainable seafood labeling program.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 September, 2010
Chilean farmed salmon producer Multiexport Foods of Puerto Montt, Chile, announced on Monday that it partnered with Seattle-based Sustainable Fisheries Partnership to develop a comprehensive sustainable seafood strategy for farmed fish operations.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
13 September, 2010
With sustainability over-hanging all European discussions on fish stocks, French scientists are setting electronic tags in motion for bass in a bid to better understand migration patterns.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 September, 2010
Icelandic USA of Newport News, Va., on Friday announced that it adopted a new corporate social responsibility policy to guide its decisions in social and environmental issues.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 September, 2010
After having its credibility questioned last week, the Marine Stewardship Council on Monday announced that its board approved new actions to its procedures and methodologies.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 September, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund, Edeka and Kutterfisch-Zentrale GmbH on Monday called on European Union Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki to pursue “ambitious” reform to the EU’s Common Fishery Policy (CFP).
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 September, 2010
Zhangzidao Fishery Group America Corp. (ZF America) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) on Monday announced a new partnership centered on developing a sustainable seafood strategy.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 September, 2010
A collection of six scientists led by Daniel Pauly of the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Centre are calling for major reform of the Marine Stewardship Council in a report published in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature.
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By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
02 September, 2010
The much-publicized dumping of decommissioned military tanks into the Gulf of Thailand is only part of a long-term project to increase local fish stocks and prevent overfishing by creating artificial reefs in the Gulf of Thailand.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 September, 2010
The Marine Stewardship Council on Thursday immediately responded to a report the 2 September issue of the journal Nature criticizing the sustainable seafood program.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 August, 2010
Sea Port Products announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with the New England Aquarium to assess the fisheries and farms from which it sources seafood.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
25 August, 2010
The draft Sustainable Fisheries Act recently approved by Spain’s Council of Ministers aims to foster “rational, responsible and sustainable fisheries resources” in accordance with European Union legislation, international regulations and the Food and Agricultural Organization’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, Spain’s Ministry for Rural and Marine Affairs said this week.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 August, 2010
The controversial Fraser River sockeye fishery may get vindication for obtaining Marine Stewardship Council certification by possibly reaching its largest run in 60 years.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 August, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund on Tuesday announced that it will help King & Prince Seafood assess the fisheries from which it sources and develop a sustainable seafood purchasing strategy.
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By Lisa Duchene, SeafoodSource contributing editor
20 August, 2010
There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the oil disaster's impact on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and the seafood species that rely on it.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
19 August, 2010
The Marine Stewardship Council fires back at the Pew Environment Group for urging its members to oppose the sustainability certification of the Florida-based swordfish and yellowfin and bigeye tuna fisheries and providing them with limited information on the MSC assessment process.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 August, 2010
The 16-vessel Cornish sardine fleet receives funding from both Marks & Spencer and Seafish to complete its Marine Stewardship Council assessment.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 August, 2010
The California-based retailer, whose stores include Raley's, Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Markets and Food Source, will now source raw and cooked shrimp from Best Aquaculture Pracitices-certified facilities.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 August, 2010
The 21 member boats of the Association des Bolincheurs de Bretagne and holders of a purse seiner license can now utilize the Marine Stewardship Council eco-label.
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