Environment & Sustainability

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is asking the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to implement stronger protections for tropical tunas.

ISSF: Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries can’t wait for COVID to end before action is taken

August 23, 2021

Lobster boats docked in Portland, Maine

Maine's congressional delegation urges NMFS to scrap right whale rule changes

August 23, 2021

Tanzania Agriculture and Fisheries minister Mashimba Ndaki speaks during a tour of inland fisheries.

Tanzania, The Gambia boost fight against IUU fishing

August 23, 2021

U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a California Democrat, is asking NOAA to investigate salmon mortalities related to a chemical found in car tires.

US lawmakers want information on chemical toxic to salmon

August 20, 2021

AS Watson topped WWF's seafood sustainability rankings of Hong Kong’s retailers.

AS Watson tops WWF seafood sustainability rankings of Hong Kong retailers

August 20, 2021

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has published an update to its FIP Evaluation Tool.

Updated Sustainable Fisheries Partnership tool will improve tracking of fishery improvement efforts

August 20, 2021

A Cermaq employee holding a salmon.

Cermaq commits to new greenhouse gas emissions goal

August 20, 2021

Vital Choice President Dave Hamburg accepting the Ocean Champion award from the Marine Stewardship Council

Vital Choice receives MSC Ocean Champion award

August 19, 2021

Sea otter populations have ballooned on the U.S. West Coast, and fishermen are considered they are having a negative impact on the region's fisheries.

US West Coast fishing industry requests review of sea otter reintroduction

August 16, 2021