The WSO team got together to send a special message for next year! We at the WSO also want you to have a special 2022, full of health in a more sustainable world, made by people for people. Be a Friend of the Sea.Be a Friend of the Earth. WORLD SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION_________________________________________FOLLOW US: SITE: https://friendofthesea.org/FACEBOOK: […]
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Status: plannedExpected audit date: 31/01/2022Type of Audit: Re-CertificationCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Fishing area: ATLANTIC, EASTERN CENTRAL (Major Fishing Area 34).Fishing method: Purse seine and TrawlingScope: Wild fish v.3.1 – FOS CoC – FO FF v.5Species: European sardine (Sardine pilchardus), chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)
Read moreStatus: planned Expected audit date: 20/01/2022 Type of Audit: Initial Certification Body: London Associati Ltd. Scope: FOS– Aqua Marine standard – FOS CoC – FO FF v.5 Species: Seabream (Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758) – Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Linnaeus, 1758)
Read moreDel Pacifico Seafoods, the only fair trade certified wild caught Mexican shrimp product available on the market, was recently awarded the Friend of the Sea Certification in recognition of the company’s sustainable fishing method that respects and protects the marine environment. Del Pacifico’s wild-caught shrimp are fished from small boats known as Pangas powered only by the […]
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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 […]
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Calling all citizen scientists for a global butterfly census. See that butterfly flitting in your garden? Snap a photo and join a new citizen scientist project. The Global Butterfly Census is asking for help to track butterflies in their natural habitat around the world. The project was launched by Friend of the Earth, a program from the […]
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Status: plannedExpected audit date: 23/12/2021Type of Audit: initialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FO FF, FM, FO and O3 v.5Species: European sardine (Sardina pilchardus), European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)
Read moreStatus: plannedExpected audit date: 20/12/2021Type of Audit: initialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FO FF, FM, FO and O3 v.5, FOS Aqua Shellfish v.3Species: Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)
Read moreStatus: plannedExpected audit date: 25/12/2021Type of Audit: initialCertification Body: London Associati Ltd.Scope: FOS CoC – FO FF, FM, FO and O3 v.5Species: Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)
Read moreDear Madam/Sir, Friend of the Earth would like to invite you to the upcoming free of charge webinar on “Sustainable fruit production and sustainability certifications. Case Study: Pomegranate by Masseria Fruttirossi certified Friend of the Earth.” This webinar can be of interest to: – Food processing companies – Agriculture companies – Pomegranate industry – Retailers and Catering […]
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