“The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review: Standards and the Blue Economy”, a study founded by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, has recently highlighted Friend of the Sea’s
Read moreBiosearch S.A – biotechnology company that manufactures innovative and functional foods - has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for Omega-3 products originating from European sardine, Peruvian anchovy and Yellowfin tuna.
Read moreSeatec Chile has recently concluded Friend of the Sea renewal audit for Humboldt squid and can proudly continue to display the international sustainability seal of approval on the delivered products.
Read moreStatus: concluded Audit date: 11/5/16 Company requesting the audit: Temakinho Srl (Italy) Fishing area: FAO 87: Pacific, Eastern Central Fishing method: — Target species: Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi), Yellowfin Tuna (Thunna albacares)
Read moreFriend of the Sea launches this year’s “Posidonia Sustainable Friends Festival”, which will take place across key Mediterranean locations in Italy and Spain.
Read moreStatus: concluded Audit date: 10/5/16 Company requesting the audit: Orkla Health – (Axellus AS & Axellus AS – Div. Denomega) Fishing area: FAO 27: Northest Atlantic Fishing method: Purse seine Target species: Cod (Gadus morhua) (Norway) – Cod (Gadus morhua)
Read moreFriend of the Sea will be hosting the third edition of the International One-to-One Meeting, on June 23-24, 2016, in Milan, Italy.
Read moreFriend of the Sea has filed an official comment to the Draft SCS Assessment for the MSC certification of Northeastern Tropical Purse Seine Yellowfin Tuna fishery.
Read moreFriend of the Sea has recently introduced a new standard for the certification of seaweed from sustainable harvesting and farming.
Read moreFOS certification of yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean will be suspended in consideration of the latest IOTC stock assessment concluding that the species is overfished.
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