News covering global seafood environment & sustainability issues.
By SeafoodSource staff
07 February, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to complete its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment this year, after an additional round of review and comment, EPA regional administrator Dennis McLerran said 5 February.
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By Sean Murphy, SeafoodSource online editor
06 February, 2013
The European Parliament passed a sweeping fishery policy reform bill by a
healthy margin this week, to the delight of environmental groups and
the European Commission, who hailed it as a step toward responsible
fishing in Europe.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 February, 2013
On the day before a landmark European Parliament vote on fishing limits,
major environmental protection groups are urging parliament members to
act to protect fish stocks in European waters.
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 February, 2013
The Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation announced the
country’s 2013 mackerel quota would be 123,182 metric tons (MT), which
is in alignment with scientific recommendations from the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
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By SeafoodSource staff
01 February, 2013
A new study by the Marine Institute and NUIG Galway in Ireland has found
that sea lice are not a significant threat to the conservation status
of salmon stocks.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 January, 2013
International ocean conservation group Oceana won its lawsuit this week
in federal court seeking a better plan for management of the New England
fishery.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 January, 2013
Sealord has signed on to WWF’s Western Central Pacific Tuna Conservation
Pledge, New Zealand's first signatory, and announced its intention to
reduce non-tuna bycatch to no more than one percent of total catch by
2015.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 January, 2013
In its most dramatic move yet to protect dwindling stocks of cod, the
New England Fishery Management Council passed a 77 percent reduction in
the catch limit for Gulf of Maine cod.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 January, 2013
Intertek Moody Marine, a third-party assessor for the Marine Stewardship
Council (MSC), has paved the way for the Dutch Oyster Association to
get MSC certification, according to a release from the MSC.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 January, 2013
A new competition aiming to promote investment in small to medium-sized
businesses in the sustainable fishing and aquaculture industry is
offering cash prizes up to USD 75,000 (EUR 55,268) for the best new
investment idea.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 January, 2013
An Italian rainbow trout farm has received Friend of the Sea (FOS) eco-certification this week, according to a release from FOS.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 January, 2013
A sustainable fishing non-government organization has spoken out in support of McDonald’s interest in sustainable seafood.
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28 January, 2013
Kelly Harrell, executive director of the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, talks about the success of the Catch of the Season Community Supported Fishery (CSF) and its promotion of the Tanner crab fishery.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 January, 2013
The World Wildlife Fund joined private and public sector leaders in calling for a new global seafood traceability system to give consumers, businesses and governments full access to information about marine fishing practices.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 January, 2013
A sustainable fishing non-government organization has announced its
support of a recent recommendation for Marine Stewarship Council (MSC)
certification for the Russian Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 January, 2013
U.S. kosher supplier, Manischewitz Co. has been awarded Friend of the Sea certification for its fish suppliers as well as chain of custody verification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 January, 2013
A coalition of seafood and fishing companies unveiled a new campaign
this week to promote more sustainable tuna fishing and proper product
labeling.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 January, 2013
McDonald’s USA has become the first national restaurant chain to adopt the Marine Stewardship Council blue eco-label on its fish packaging in restaurants nationwide.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
24 January, 2013
The Alaska pollock industry should not expect to see Marine Stewardship Council certified Russian pollock just yet, according to the At-Sea Processors Association.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 January, 2013
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reinstated certification for
the Portuguese sardine fishery, which had been suspended since January
2012.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
24 January, 2013
Alaska government officials expressed their concerns about Alaska salmon
producers that plan to continue with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certification after a recent meeting in Anchorage.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 January, 2013
A report from a key Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification body
has cleared the way for a Russian pollock fishery to receive council
certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 January, 2013
Twenty big carnivorous fish were discovered floating and dead at the
Sukhna Lake's regulator end on Tuesday, after they got "marooned" in a
pond that was heavily silted. The deaths follow an intense two days of
rain that lashed the region and led to a fall in temperature of the
water, contributing to the fish mortality.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 January, 2013
Making it the first European tropical tuna fishery to do so, the Pesqueras Echebastar has entered into assessment for Marine Stewardship Council certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 January, 2013
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has downgraded mackerel from its list of fish suitable to eat.
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