87 News & Press Releases found
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) News
-
Norwegian saithe fisheries earn MSC recertification
The Norwegian North East Arctic and North Sea saithe fisheries have been successfully recertified against the MSC standard for sustainable fisheries. Saithe sourced from the fisheries therefore remains eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel. The MSC ...
-
Independent adjudicator remands Russia Sea of Okhotsk Pollock Fishery determination back to conformance assessment body
In a decision published today on the Marine Stewardship Council website, Independent Adjudicator (IA) Michael Lodge, who presided over the objection process for the Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery, remanded the assessment back to the ...
-
Lake Erie multi-species fishery in Canada enters MSC assessment
The Lake Erie multi-species commercial fishery has entered into independent, third-party assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) principles and criteria for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. If certified, this fishery will ...
-
India`s Ashtamudi Estuary short-neck clam fishery enters MSC assessment
India’s short-neck clam fishery in the Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala’s second largest estuarine system, has entered into MSC assessment. If successful it will be the first Indian fishery and, significantly, one of a growing number of ...
-
Monterey Bay Aquarium rates MSC certified seafood as recommended buy
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) received another independent confirmation of the scientific rigor and credibility of its certification and ecolabelling program last week when the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program released the ...
-
MSC blue label joins T. Quality’s blue fish
T. Quality, one of the UK’s leading fish and chip shop suppliers, is adding MSC certified fish to its menu choices. The supplier is one of the industry’s largest, with over 5,000 clients and opens up the possibility of MSC certified fish ...
-
Report Completes Sustainability Map Of England’s 450+ Inshore Fisheries
UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon has welcomed a report on the sustainability of England’s inshore fisheries. Over the past 12 months Project Inshore, led by Seafish, has examined over 450 English Inshore fisheries using the Marine ...