Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) news
Demonstrating a continuous commitment to sustainable fishing practices, the Ocean Choice International (OCI) Grand Bank Yellowtail Flounder Fishery has been re-certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fishery Standard as being sustainable and well managed.
Over its first five year period of certification, to continue to meet the MSC&rsquo
- Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawns receive MSC certification for sustainable fishing
- The region is home to turtles, whale sharks and migratory seabirds
- The first fisheries to be certified through WA’s AUS$14.5 million project
- More than 50% of wild-caught prawns in Australia are MSC certified sustainable
Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have re
Coles has become the first major supermarket in Australia to offer its customers certified sustainable and traceable seafood in their delis. Australian seafood lovers can now buy Aquaculture Stewardship Council, (ASC) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabelled seafood in the deli at their local Coles supermarket.
Across the country Coles’ fresh salmon will be ASC certified as responsibly farmed and their Queensland wild-caught prawns w
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) furthering their collaboration and commitment to find additional efficiencies and added value for partners handling both ASC and MSC certified products.
Rupert Howes, CEO of the MSC said: “The MSC and ASC share a common heritage and vision that global seafood supplies should be sustainable, responsibly managed and supported by secure sup
New research published in the Marine Stewardship Council’s Science Series highlights the importance of understanding spatial structure and connectivity of meta-population fish stocks when assessing the sustainability of fisheries. Unlike many self-sustaining ‘closed’ populations, meta-populations are interconnected networks encompassing a number of distinct sub-populations that rely on the dispersal of larvae or the immigration of adult fish from neighbouring areas to sustai
15 years of maintaining MSC’s standard for sustainable fishing has earned the Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) a place among the finalists for the prestigious United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Day Awards, 2015.
In 2000 the
South Africa’s hake trawl fishery is celebrating 11 years of MSC certification, following the announcement of a third successful assessment. In 2004 the fishery became the first hake fishery in the world, and the second groundfish fishery, to be certified against the
The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) has achieved certification to the Marine Stew
Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA, has announced that it is the first hospital in the Providence Health Care System, and the second hospital in North America, to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification for sustainable, wild-caught seafood. MSC certification ensures that seafood products bearing the blue MSC ecolabel are fully traceable to a fishery that has been certified to the global MSC standard as sustainable and well-managed.<
La Scapêche, a subsidiary of Les Mousquetaires group, has today begun voluntary MSC assessment for its trawl fishery of blue ling (Molva dypterygia), roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) and black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo). An independent assessment team will evaluate the fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for sustainable fishing.
The transparent assessment process will examine the fishery’s impact on fish populations and t