Conxemar 2012. Award ceremony for FoS multi-certified Pevaeche Group
28/09/2012Pevaeche Group will be officially awarded Friend of the Sea certification in Vigo, on the 03/10/2012, during CONXEMAR, the major Spanish seafood Expo.
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Peruvian fish oil and fishmeal from Copeinca certified FoS
27/09/2012Copeinca - one of the major Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil producers - has successfully undergone Friend of the Sea audit and its products can now carry the Friend of the Sea seal of approval.
Read moreA new braasilian fleet under FoS assessment
25/09/2012the pole&line fleet targeting tuna will undergo a full assessment audit to get FoS certification
Read moreWWF: FoS criteria more effective than MSC in protecting ecosystem and habitat from fisheries impacts
21/09/2012WWF has hired Dr James Sullivan, a member of the ASI Accreditation Committee (ASI is MSC's Accreditation Body) who worked with MSC (http://www.accreditation-services.com/about/asi/accreditation-committee) to assess MSC, Friend of the Sea and other sustain
Read moreFoS and AS Do MAR side by side to preserve Italian beaches
03/09/2012Friend of the Sea supported major Italian tuna, salmon, mackerel and sardines producer AS DO MAR, who has promoted an important beaches clean up initiative in Italy.
Read moreFriend of the Seas presence grows in Hong Kong and China
31/08/2012Friend of the Sea has an established presence in Asia and it is growing rapidly in China, particularly in Hong Kong and also in Singapore.
Read moreFOS DAY Italy. Milan 11 October 2012 – Certified and Sustainable
27/08/2012Friend of the Sea invite business seafood world to the 2012 FOS DAY Italy
Read moreFoS speaks at Aqua 2012 on the importance of aquaculture sustainability
25/08/2012Paolo Bray - Director of Friend of the Sea - will be speaking at the 2012 meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, which will be held from the 1st to the 5th of September in Prague.
Read moreFoS seal of approval is now among the officially accepted eco-labels for wild caught fish and seafood in Germany
20/08/2012Seafood products which carry Friend of the Sea logo as confirmation of the sustainability of their fishery origins, are now acknowledged by German BNN (Association for the Production and Trade of Natural Food) as natural food.
Read more10. September 2012- FOS DAY Conference Hong Kong
13/08/2012Friend of the sea is presenting the first Friend of the sea Day conference HK which will be held on 10th of September 2012 at 2 PM, at the Wharney Guang Dong Hotel, the day just before the start of the Asian Seafood Expo. The half day event will start at 2.00 PM and will include […]
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