18 Mar 2025
Brands and retailers have a vital role to play in protecting small pelagic fish stocks, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), as demand continues to grow for both human consumption and feed meal markets. Herring, blue whiting and mackerel in the North-East Atlantic have lost or had their MSC certifications suspended following disagreements on […]
18 Apr 2023
An ambitious goal to mobilise US$100 million to safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade has been unveiled by the MSC. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announcement, an international non-profit which sets standards for sustainable fishing and supply chain assurance, marks a significant expansion of the MSC’s Ocean Stewardship Fund. Established […]
11 Aug 2020
Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna was on the verge of collapse less than two decades ago but is now considered to be sufficiently recovered and well managed for a small Japanese company to receive accreditation by the Marine Stewardship Council Click here The assessment process started in 2018 and has been subject to formal objections from […]
29 Sep 2019
North Sea cod was awarded a certificate of sustainability by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) two years ago, but the latest news is these certificates are going to be suspended because of stocks dropping below the safe biological level. The latest scientific advice from ICES is that the stock is below the safe biological level […]
14 Jun 2016
Marine Stewardship Council: MSC certified fisheries are having lasting, positive impacts on the way our oceans are fished. Our 2016 Global Impacts Report provides a quantitative analysis of the progress made over the last five years. Since 2010, the volume of global wild seafood catch that is MSC certified has almost doubled from 5% to […]
07 Jun 2016
North Sea cod has entered Marine Stewardship Council assessment – widely regarded as the ultimate test of seafood sustainability. The move has been organised by a coalition of fishing organisations, supermarkets, seafood brands, and the seafood industry body Seafish following significant efforts to improve the stock by Scottish and English fishermen. The assessment process could […]
21 Mar 2016
MSC ‘Seafood fraud – the selling of seafood products with a misleading label, description or promise – has become a widespread form of food fraud. In fact a recent global analysis suggested that on average 30% of seafood products are misdescribed or mislabelled. Although it is possible for seafood to become unintentionally mixed at various […]