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650,000 fish-fingers labelled sustainable for school meals
May 24, 2006
'Fish & Kids', a national three-year project, is being launched today in Surrey to teach children about the impacts of overfishing and increase the use of sustainably-caught fish in school lunches.
Monitoring the success of MSC’s sustainable fishery certification programme – first steps
May 15, 2006
The Marine Stewardship Council is inviting experts in fisheries science, management and conservation to review and discuss the results of a study into the environmental benefits of its sustainable fishery certification programme
Contemporary artists produce ‘Under the Sea’ playing cards for Marine Stewardship Council
Dec 16, 2005
54 artists including Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Quentin Blake have designed playing cards for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) , an environmental charity which promotes sustainable fishing practices.
Style and ethics unite in marine playing cards designed by today’s most celebrated artists
Nov 22, 2005
Launched today by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) charity, the Under the Sea Transformation Playing Cards make an ideal Christmas gift for contemporary art lovers and anyone inspired by the extraordinary underwater life of the sea.
Seafood industry needs fresh approach to earn public trust
Sep 15, 2005
The seafood industry must address the obvious impacts that fishing has on the sustainability of fish supply in order to regain public trust, a leading Australian marine biologist told delegates to the 6th World Seafood Congress in Sydney today (Thursday 15 September 2005).
Follow your nose to sustainable seafood at the Organic Food Festival
Aug 31, 2005
Smoke signals and fish guts are how the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) plans to attract thousands of people to its sustainable seafood stand at the Organic Food Festival in Bristol (3 & 4 September, Bristol Harbourside, UK).
Sustainable seafood programme taps new potential in Spain and Portugal
Jul 25, 2005
Fishing companies and seafood producers in Spain and Portugal may soon be embracing environmental management practices and bringing sustainable seafood to Iberian consumers thanks to new funding for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
Chefs come together and raise $23,000
Jul 11, 2005
Oceanaire Chef Kevin Davis is already making plans for the 2006 "Sea into the Future" dinner.
MSC response to European Commission communication on seafood eco-labelling
Jun 29, 2005
The MSC's Chief Executive Rupert Howes responded to today's statement from the European Commission communication concerning seafood ecolabelling with the following comment:
UK government supports sustainability in fishery certification
Jun 28, 2005
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) welcomes the UK government’s resolve to encourage UK fisheries to meet the MSC’s standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.
