30 days left to save whales in Southern Sri Lanka from risk of extinction
29/10/2015Friend of the Sea urges Sri Lanka and the World Shipping Council to shift lanes 15 nautical miles south to stop deadly whales strikes
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MINH DANG COMPANY LIMITED (Vietnam)- Mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis -Loligo formosana), Swordtip squid (Loligo edulis),Webfoot octopus (Octopus membranaceus), Undulate venus (Paphia undulata), Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)””””
28/10/2015Audit date: 20/11/2015 Company requesting the audit: MINH DANG COMPANY LIMITED Fishery/fleet description: Mixed fishery targeting cephalopods and clams Fishing area: FAO Area 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Fishing method: FAO Area 71 (Pacific, Western Central) Target species: Mitre squid (Uroteuthis chinensis -Loligo formosana), Swordtip squid (Loligo edulis),Webfoot octopus (Octopus membranaceus), Undulate venus (Paphia undulata), Japanese […]
Read moreSustainably farmed fish from Greek Corfu Sea Farm achieves FoS certification
26/10/2015The Greek company Corfu Sea Farm S.A. has been approved as Friend of the Sea certified for seafood from sustainable aquaculture.
Read moreChinese Sinomega’s Omega-3 Fish Oils confirmed FoS
26/10/2015Sinomega Biotech Engineering Co., Ltd. – Chinese leading manufacturer and supplier of Omega-3 marine fatty acids (fish oils) in the international market – has successfully undergone Friend of the Sea renewal audit.
Read moreGruppo di Azione Costiera Sardegna Orientale (GAC) (Italy)- Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Norway scallop (Nephrops norvegicus)- Fishery
05/10/2015Audit date: 30/10/2015 Company requesting the audit: Gruppo di Azione Costiera Sardegna Orientale (GAC) Fishery/fleet description: Mixed fishery Fishing area: FAO area 37.2: GSA 11 Sardinian Sea Fishing method: Trawlers, fixed bottom gillnets Target species: Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Norway scallop (Nephrops norvegicus) Number of fishing vessels 15 Fishing Vessels Flag: Italy
Read moreCold Water Prawns Production AS (Norway)- Northern prawn (Pandaus borealis)- Fishery
01/10/2015Audit date: 26/10/2015 Company requesting the audit: Cold Water Prawns Production AS Fishery/fleet description: Single and twin shrimp trawl Fishing area: FAO 34: Atlantic Eastern Central Fishing method: Purse seine Target species: Northern prawn (Pandaus borealis)) Number of fishing vessels Single and twin shrimp trawl Fishing Vessels Flag: Norway
Read moreKBFISH SA (Morocco)- European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)- Fishery
29/09/2015Audit date: 23/10/2015 Company requesting the audit: KBFISH SA (Morocco)- Fishery/fleet description: Purse seine fishery targeting sardines Fishing area: FAO 34: Atlantic Eastern Central Fishing method: Purse seine Target species: European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) Number of fishing vessels: various Fishing Vessels Flag: Morocco
Read moreRybprom LLC (Kazakhstan)- Black Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon) -Fishery
15/09/2015Audit date: 16/10/2015 Company requesting the audit: CIE FRANCAISE DU THON OCEANIQUE (Sovetco) Fishery/fleet description: Approved Friend of the Sea fleets Fishing area: Balkhash lake, village Kuigan, Almaty region, Kazakhstan) Fishing method: Balkhash lake, village Kuigan, Almaty region, Kazakhstan Target species: Pike perch (Stizostedion lucioperca), Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Freshwater bream (Abramis brama), Caspian roach […]
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