News covering global seafood environment & sustainability issues.
By SeafoodSource staff
25 January, 2010
France’s largest retailer partners with the Marine Stewardship Council, Findus, Connétable and Labeyrie to steer consumers toward MSC-labeled seafood.
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By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
22 January, 2010
Anova Foods, Bali Seafood and Sea Delights are among the seafood companies that committed to promoting sustainable fisheries at the two-day event in the Philippines.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 January, 2010
A new report shows that even if fishing were halted in 2010, 22 percent of European fish stocks are so depleted they could not be rebuilt by 2015.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 January, 2010
Friend of the Sea says the World Wildlife Fund’s recent assessment of fishery certification schemes is biased.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
19 January, 2010
In part two of a two-part Q&A, the University of Rhode Island’s Dr. Cathy Roheim gauges consumer awareness of sustainable fisheries and the high cost of certification.
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By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
19 January, 2010
This week’s Coral Triangle Initiative Business Summit kicks off with a challenge from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
18 January, 2010
Sustainable seafood expert Dr. Cathy Roheim of the University of Rhode Island talks to SeafoodSource about her research in consumer demand for eco-labeled seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 January, 2010
As part of a new marketing campaign, Icelandair Cargo freighters now bear the Iceland Responsible Fisheries seal.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 January, 2010
The Marine Stewardship Council-accredited certification company acquires Nova Scotia-based Tavel Certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 January, 2010
Denmark's Limfjord by Vilsund Muslinge Industri blue mussel harvest is also the country's first fishery and 61st overall to be MSC certified.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2010
Fearing a lapse in sustainability certification of Alaska salmon, the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation says it’s willing to assume the role of MSC client.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
14 January, 2010
The country has been back and forth on a proposal to suspend international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna for months, and now Greenpeace and others demand an answer.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2010
The Western Australia fishery was originally certified as sustainable in March 2000, the world’s first harvest to earn the Marine Stewardship Council eco-label.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2010
About 95 percent of the country’s sardine production is now eligible to carry the Marine Stewardship Council eco-label.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
14 January, 2010
The Monterey Bay Aquarium adds U.S.-farmed coho salmon and shrimp to the best choices list and demotes Alaska pollock from best choice to good alternative.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
13 January, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund is targeting France, which is set to decide on Wednesday whether to support an international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 January, 2010
The Alaska pollock fishery is one step closer to Marine Stewardship Council recertification after receiving the certification body’s blessing.
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By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
12 January, 2010
Dr. Lida Pet-Soede, head of the WWF Coral Triangle Program, talks to SeafoodSource about the upcoming summit’s objectives.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
08 January, 2010
The country is aiming to achieve balanced, sustainable exploitation of the species.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2010
The public-private partnership between industry, FAO, Global Environment Facility and World Bank focuses on sustainable seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 January, 2010
The Better World Shopping Guide ranks the New Hampshire supplier as the best environmental choice in the seafood industry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 January, 2010
The World Wildlife Fund is calling on consumers to sign a petition asking the restaurant group that purchased a giant bluefin tuna to stop the practice of using the species as a promotional gimmick.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
05 January, 2010
Catalina Offshore Products, which supplies sea urchin and sushi products, now runs on about 90 percent solar power.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
22 December, 2009
Consumers will lose confidence in seafood eco-labels and buying guides until fishery certification schemes seek greater standardization and harmonization, says the industry organization.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 December, 2009
Hook-and-line fishermen from the Indian Ocean archipelago nation establish a labeling program in partnership with the French Sea Bass Association.
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