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Americas region fishery update: new sources of pollock, scallops and lobster certified
Since our last newsletter in May, three fisheries were certified and one entered full assessment in the Americas region. The FBSA Canada Full Bay sea scallop fishery received MSC certification. This fishery has been in operation since the late 19th century and the client is the Full Bay Scallop Association (FBSA). The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster trap fishery was also certified. The ...
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Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster fishery in Canada achieves MSC certification
The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery was certified following an independent assessment conducted by SAI Global to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries. The fishery is located in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 22 surrounding the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the east coast of Canada. Lobsters ...
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Nova Scotia and New Brunswick inshore lobster fishery achieves MSC certification
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 Stewardship Council (MSC) standard. Following an independent assessment conducted by SAI Global, lobsters sourced from this fishery are now eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel which demonstrates they come from a ...
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Prince Edward Island lobster fishery enters MSC full assessment
The Prince Edward Island (PEI) lobster fishery, located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, has entered into independent, third-party assessment against the global, science-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification program. The fishery client includes the PEI Fishermen’s Association, the PEI Seafood Producers Association, the Abegweit First Nation and the Lennox Island First ...
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Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery begins MSC full assessment process
On the same day that marks the 439th anniversary of the discovery of the Juan Fernández islands, the Juan Fernández rock lobster (Jasus frontalis) fishery has entered into independent, third-party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program. The assessment will evaluate the fishery against the MSC’s rigorous principles and criteria for ...
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Americas region fishery update
Since our last newsletter in September, one fishery was certified, one was re-certified and three entered full assessment in the Americas region. The U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery, the highest landed value fishery in the United States, achieved MSC certification in December. The Alaska salmon fishery earned MSC re-certification in November and established a new milestone by becoming the ...
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Scholarship award supports socio-economic fisheries research in Chile
The MSC has awarded a fifth student scholarship to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management. Each student has received a travel and study scholarship up to the value of £4,000. Following on from the launch of the MSC scholarship programme in Spring 2012, the emphasis for this round of research projects was to support students and projects in Asia, South ...
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Australia`s Western Rock Lobster Council finalist for UN World Environment Day Awards
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 Western Australian Rock Lobster fishery took a pioneering step and became the world's first fishery to achieve certification for ...
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WWF rewards Pakistan for tree planting world record
Pakistan set the Guinness World Record for tree planting, beating India in a healthy and productive international competition contributing to preserving fragile and endangered forests. With 541,176 young mangroves trees planted by 300 volunteers from the local fishermen communities just in one day, the country broke the previous 447,874 record held by historical rival India. In response to the ...
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Fisheries certification update: July 2013
In the period since March, new fisheries of all sizes from around the globe have been newly certified to the MSC standard for sustainability. Spanish cooperative's artisanal shellfish fisheries certified Fisheries managed by the 400 member Galician Ría de Arosa Cooperative, based in Boiro (Abanqueiro, La Coruña) were certified to the MSC standard in May. All members take part in ...
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SCS Global Services Lauds Fisheries Around the Globe Meeting Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Standards on World Oceans Day
SCS Global Services (SCS) is marking World Oceans Day by extending congratulations to all of the fisheries now certified under the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) standards for sustainable fishing practices. Together, fisheries recognized by MSC now constitute more than 10% of the total wild capture fish catch worldwide. "World Oceans Day is a timely reminder that the sustainability of our ...
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NEPAD funding for improvement projects based on the MSC framework will boost sustainability of fisheries in East Africa
The NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development) Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), with funding from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), has committed US$100,000 each to a rock lobster fishery in Kenya and to Tanzania’s octopus fishery, for the implementation of Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) that will align the fisheries reforms in the two ...
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Maps reveal secret life of marine turtles in urgent need of protection
A series of conservation maps produced by WWF reveal for the first time the secret life of endangered turtles in the world’s most diverse marine region – the Coral Triangle. The maps are the first to bring together the different life cycle movements, migration routes, foraging grounds, and nesting sites of green, hawksbill and leatherback turtles. The maps were produced with the help of ...
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