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Basque company Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez SA first Spanish fishery to obtain MSC certification for sustainable fishing
02 February 2012
The Marine Stewardship Council[1] today announced that Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the first Spanish fishery and the first European Union Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded this distinction.
Flatfish Ltd to bring first MSC certified plaice to UK market
31 January 2012
Flatfish Limited, Grimsby has worked together with Jubilee Company Limited and Grimsby Fish Market to secure Marine Stewardship Council certification to become the first suppliers of MSC certified North Sea Plaice to the UK market.
Ian’s awarded MSC certification and adds ecolabel to packaging of allergy-friendly fish sticks
25 January 2012
Ian’s, a leading producer of all-natural, allergy-friendly convenience foods, has received MSC Chain of Custody certification for its Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Fish Sticks.
El Corte Ingles, first spanish retailer to offer MSC labelled seafood products
24 January 2012
El Corte Inglés has become the first Spanish distribution chain to offer canned and frozen fish bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel.
Sainsbury’s breaks the UK record for sustainably sourced fish
24 January 2012
UK retailer, Sainsbury's announces it 100th Sainsbury's MSC certified seafood product
MSC responds with corrections regarding ASMI statements
20 January 2012
There are numerous local seafood sustainability schemes around the world. Some, including ASMI, make claims about credibility and equivalency to the MSC standard. For the following reasons, we do not accept that the ASMI scheme is an equivalent scheme to the MSC program.
MSC Statement Regarding Alaska Salmon
20 January 2012
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been informed by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), the organization that serves as the client for the Alaska salmon fishery, that it is withdrawing the fishery from assessment toward a possible third 5-year certification. The existing MSC certification runs until October 29, 2012 and any Alaska salmon caught prior to that date may be sold as MSC certified.
MSC certificate for the Portuguese sardine purse seine fishery suspended
12 January 2012
Client has 90 days to implement corrective action plan.
The PNA Western & Central Pacific skipjack tuna fishery’s ‘free school’ set operations gains MSC certification.
09 January 2012
The PNA Western & Central Pacific skipjack tuna fishery’s free school purse seine fishing operations have been certified as sustainable against the MSC standard.
United Supermarkets in a Lone Star first
04 January 2012
United Supermarkets first all Texas grocery chain with MSC Chain of Custody mark of seafood sustainability
