The Sustainable Seafood Movement is an initiative born as a result of overexploited and destroyed marine ecosystems throughout the world. Awareness campaigns are vital and should focus on educating people and encouraging them to purchase sustainable seafood products that consider the conservation of marine species.
Seafood buyers are increasingly searching for ways to choose only products that are sourced from well-managed capture fisheries or aquaculture production facilities and to understand and reduce the environmental risks related to their seafood purchasing choices.
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We regularly update this page to cover all aspects of seafood news, including up to date information about the seafood trade and all the latest insights from the seafood industry. You can also what’s going on in the seafood market and access current information about the retail sector with seafood supermarket news.
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As of November, WSO offers Friend of the Sea and Friend of the Earth certified technical courses to provide in depth updates on sustainability issues in the food and non-food sectors. A new season of online training courses provided by the World Sustainability Organization will start on the 10th of November. The lectures cover subjects related […]
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Mr. Paolo Bray interview Ramie Murray, Founder and CEO of Dibba Bay We offer the world a truly gourmet oyster Dibba Bay Oysters are amongst the finest restaurant-grade oysters in the world. Identifiable by their white and gold-flecked shell and meaty texture, Dibba Bay oysters are the first and only gourmet oysters from the Middle […]
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Status: plannedExpected audit date: 30/11/2022Type of Audit: SurveillanceCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Fishing area: FAO 27Fishing method: Midwater otter trawls – Purse seineScope: FOS Wild v.4, FOS CoC FOS-FF,FM,FO and O3 v.5Species: Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
Read moreThe Friend of the Sea program is pleased to announce the nomination of five new members to its Technical Committee The Technical Committee is independent from Friend of the Sea and its role is to develop and revise the Friend of the Sea Standards for sustainable seafood, fisheries, aquaculture, Omega3, fishmeal and fish oil. Its […]
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Dibba Bay will be officially awarded the Friend of the Sea certification for Sustainable Aquaculture Practices, on the 17th of October in Fujairah (United Arab Emirates). Dibba Bay is the first farm in the Middle East to grow gourmet oysters. Located on the East Coast of the UAE in Dibba, the company produces over 300.000 oysters […]
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In a first, Friend of the Sea Confers the Sustainable City Award to Pula in Croatia. The city of Pula in Croatia has become the first on the global stage to receive the Friend of the Sea Sustainable City Award. This special recognition was delivered on Friday, June 17th, 2022, by the Founder and Director of the international certification […]
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Status: plannedExpected audit date: 3/11/2022Type of Audit: InitialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC FOS-FF,FM,FO and O3 v.5Species: Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Read moreStatus: plannedExpected audit date: 3/11/2022Type of Audit: InitialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC FOS-FF,FM,FO and O3 v.5Species: Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Read moreStatus: plannedExpected audit date: 3/11/2022Type of Audit: InitialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC FOS-FF,FM,FO and O3 v.5Species: Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Read moreStatus: plannedExpected audit date: 31/10/2022Type of Audit: SurveillanceCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS Aqua Shellfish v3 – FOS CoC FOS-FF,FM,FO and O3 v.5Species: Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
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