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• Press Release

  US Foods partners with SFP

  Headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., USA, US Foods is a nationwide foodservice distributor which services independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare and hospitality entities, government and educational institutions. “US Foods is committed to improving the sustainability and traceability of the seafood supply chain and bringing our customers the highest quality products,” said…

• Press Release

  SFP publishes annual sustainability overview of reduction fisheries

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released the annual sustainability overview of reduction fisheries for 2016. The overview covers twenty of the most significant fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil (with a total catch in excess of 7.8 million tonnes) but does not include reduction fisheries in…

• Publication

  Reduction Fisheries Sustainability Overview 2016

  The seventh edition of SFP's global sustainability overview of the main Pacific and Atlantic fish stocks used for reduction purposes (to produce fishmeal and fish oil).

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• Blog Post

  FishSource Goes Farming

  For years, SFP has been refining its FishSource online database to give our partners a way to track current data on the fisheries they source from for wild seafood. This let’s them see just how sustainable those fisheries are and, more importantly, which fisheries need improvement. Today, we’re happy to see FishSource…

  

• Press Release

  Aviva Investors and SFP call for improved sustainability

  (London): Investors must do more to push seafood companies to adopt progressive policies that enhance the sustainability of fishing and fish farming and reduce the potential for environmental and human rights abuses, according to a report issued today by Aviva Investors and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership. Launched to coincide with…

• Press Release

  SFP announces new FIP rating system

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is pleased to announce a new, first-of-its-kind evaluation tool and grading system for fishery improvement projects (FIPs) that will allow the seafood industry and other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of these initiatives. SFP routinely collects data on FIPs, but this new component uses that data…

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  SFP responds to NZ catch study

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is concerned that a recent study about the reconstruction of marine fisheries catches in New Zealand may be painting a misleading picture about seafood stocks in the region. The study, produced by the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, compiles data recorded…

• Press Release

  SFP responds to BBC story about NZ hoki fishery

  The BBC article reported on a leaked New Zealand government memo, which they alleged casts doubts on the sustainability of the New Zealand Hoki fishery. This is simply untrue. The memo referenced in the article makes no mention of the hoki fishery at all. In fact, the fishery referenced in the…

• Blog Post

  The second act of the sustainable seafood drama is about to begin

  Many congratulations are due to Tesco for the announcement last week that they are ramping up their commitment to stock products certified by the Marine Stewardship Council and increasing their focus on sustainable tuna. However, while the headline writers in the media were clearly impressed by the announcement, the most…

  

• Press Release

  SFP congratulates Moroccan sardine fishery on sustainability progress

  The project has achieved significant increases in scores on the Marine Stewardship Council FIP benchmark tool during its two years of operation and has the highest possible “A” progress rating on the SFP Fishsource database. ”The management framework has greatly improved since the project started, with both stocks subject to…