Aquaria Archives - Friend of the Sea

Kagoshima Blue Marine Cab Completes First Phase of Certification for Sustainable Dolphin and Whale Watching

11/07/2019

Commitment to welfare of marine wildlife is timely, considering Japan’s decision to restart commercial whaling Friend of the Sea, the number one global certification standard for products and services that respect and protect the marine environment, today announced that Japan’s Kagoshima Blue Marine Cab has passed the first phase in becoming certified for Sustainable […]

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Sustainable public aquaria and ornamental fish. The AquaRio case study.

23/05/2019

Friend of the Sea would like to invite you to the upcoming webinar on Sustainable public aquaria and ornamental fish. The AquaRio case study. You can find the file to download the power point presentations at the following link: https://mega.nz/file/E902wQQL#YAvPa0Jo_8mAflj0wtW_Pdp9Dq9EVZdE3A9RqG0D5tE https://mega.nz/file/580CQaxY#p6B5UCWrxiGwfifgJX__aeQ9JDllD-PtNA3JhEDY8Pw This webinar can be of interest to aquarium owners, hotel chains, aquaculture and […]

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South America’s largest aquarium gains FoS certification

29/03/2019

Rio de Janeiro’s aquarium, AquaRio, which is the largest marine aquarium in Brazil and South America, gained the Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification

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Farmed corals and ornamental fish species from Fiji’s Walt Smith International obtain FoS international sustainability certification

28/12/2015

Walt Smith International, LTD (WSI) is the first company to obtain the Friend of the Sea certification for sustainable corals and ornamental fish.

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