Press Review Archives - Friend of the Sea

Uncover coral reefs on world oceans day

08/06/2023

o observe International Oceans Day on June 8, Friend of the Sea® takes you deep underwater, revealing interesting and unknown facts about coral reefs; a precious yet endangered ecosystem found on the seabed. Read more…

From The Venetian Lagoon, a New Friend of The Sea® Certified Specialty: The Mareblu Mussel

31/05/2023

On the island of Pellestrina, a strip of land in the Venetian Lagoon between Lido and Chioggia, Andrea Vianello, along with two other partners, has been running the agricultural company Mareblu since 2014. Their specialty? The Mytilus galloprovincialis mussel, not only because it is the typical mussel of Pellestrina but also because it has recently […]

From The Venetian Lagoon, a New Friend of The Sea® Certified

Sustainable restaurants certification introduced in Ghana

23/03/2023

Friend of the Sea®, a project of the World Sustainability Organization (WSO) has introduced its Sustainable Restaurants Certification to Ghana’s hospitality sector, through its collaboration with Ghanaian business development firm, Fort Group. According to Friend of the Sea criteria, the certification is obtainable to seafood and fish restaurants across the country which minimize their impact […]

Sustainable restaurants certification introduced in Ghana

Whale-Safe certification to facilitate whale-ship collisions issue

27/11/2021

While 7 out of 13 great whale species are on the trajectory to extinction given pervasive overfishing and being caught as ‘by-catch’, colliding with ships has been identified as the main threat to whales in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans. Though ship collisions have been identified by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as a significant […]

Whale-Safe certification to facilitate whale-ship collisions issue

AQUARIUM RUBRUM, the first Italian aquarium to be certified Friend of the Sea for its commitment to the conservation of the marine environment

11/10/2021

Aquarium Rubrum is the first Italian alive red coral aquarium to obtain the International Friend of the Sea Sustainable Aquarium Certification. It is located inside the San Giacomo tower in Alghero, Sardinia (Italy) and the project comes from an idea of the artisan Davide Simula, in collaboration with the Marine Protected Area of Capo Caccia – Isola […]