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.
Our sustainable seafood news page will answer all your seafood questions!
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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27/07/2022
Friend of the Sea praises the French company’s renewed and longstanding efforts to adopt sustainable social and eco-responsible practices. In recent years, the global fish oil market has experienced exponential growth due to the increasing interest in its beneficial properties. Business projections indicate that this upward trajectory will continue, with an annual growth of […]
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26/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 31/08/2022Type of Audit: InitialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO,O3 v.5,Species: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
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20/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 15/10/2022Type of Audit: Surveillance Certification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO,O3 v.5, – FOS Aqua Inland v3Species: Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)
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12/07/2022
Status: planned Expected audit date: 31/08/2022 Type of Audit: Initial Certification Body: London Associati Ltd. Fishing area: FAO 71 – FAO 77 Fishing method: Purse seine Scope: FOS Wild v.4 – FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO, O3 v.5 Species: Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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11/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 11/08/2022Type of Audit: InitialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Fishing area: FAO 57Fishing method: Long LineScope: FOS Wild fish v.3.1 – FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO,O3 v.5,Species: Sword fish (Xiphias gladius)
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04/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 04/08/2022Type of Audit: CertificationCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO,O3 v.5,Species: Yellow fin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
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04/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 04/08/2022Type of Audit: Surveillance auditCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF,FM,FO, O3 v.5,Species: Concentrate Fish Oil – Anchoveta (Engraulis rigens), Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus),European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus), European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), Anchoa samasa(Anchoa nasus), Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).
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04/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 04/08/2022Type of Audit: Scope Extention Certification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF, FM, O3 v.5Species: Cod Liver Oil (trimmings and by-products)
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04/07/2022
Status: plannedExpected audit date: 04/08/2022Type of Audit: Surveillance Certification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FOS-FF FM FO and O3 v.5,Species: Mixing and granulating of fish oil in our fluid bed processor Wild anchovy, (Engraulis ringens)
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30/06/2022
Spanish fish giant, Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos Comercializadora, receives the Friend of the Sea certification standard in a move that brings more transparency to the sector’s supply chains. In recent years, traceability has become an inescapable term when addressing sustainability. Having the capacity to trace back every step of a product’s journey is crucial to ensuring its sustainable origins. […]
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