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• Press Release

  SFP praises ongoing work on Chinese tilapia farming improvement project

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is pleased to announce a new public report is available on a landmark aquaculture improvement project (AIP) in Hainan, China, that embodies the ideal situation SFP strives to see in all aquaculture sectors: A zonal aquaculture approach maintained by industry stakeholders. The project, now maintained by…

• Blog Post

  Getting into the zone: A new approach to aquaculture

  As we head into 2016, one of the key areas SFP hopes to focus on in aquaculture is promotion of the concept of zonal aquaculture – that is, getting multiple farming operations, even those run by competing companies, to work together to tackle shared disease risks that continue to plague…

  

• Blog Post

  Searching for the secrets of FIP success

  SFP has over 13 years of experience implementing fishery improvement projects (FIPs) on the ground and working with the supply chain to push for improvements. We have identified key elements for setting up and implementing FIPs and used a variety of tools and strategies to deliver improvements in fishery management…

  

• Publication

  Seafood and Social Development Conference Report

  Report from a September 2015 conference in Annapolis, MD, on engaging the seafood industry in developing countries.

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• Press Release

  SFP Hires New Communications Manager

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is pleased to announce the hiring of Sean Murphy to serve as communications manager from today (1 December 2015). Murphy has a long history of journalism, working as a reporter and editor for more than 17 years for various media and audiences, ranging from print to…

• eNewsletter

  SFP News November 2015

• Press Release

  NFI Crab Council Signs MOU with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

  The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council has signed an agreement with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership that formalizes a relationship of collaboration and common-interest for Blue Swimming Crab sustainability. The memorandum of understanding between the industry trade group and seafood NGO establishes areas of cooperation that will lead to the strengthening…

• Blog Post

  FIPs – a view of the landscape

  SFP welcomes the publication of a new report on fishery improvement projects by California Environmental Associates. The work was commissioned by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation. The report offers a global snapshot of FIPs around the world and…

  

• Blog Post

  How seafood sustainability got its start at Wegmans

  Wegmans kindly shared this blog with us.  I have been in my “new” role at Wegmans for three years now —V.P. Seafood Sustainability. I’m so fortunate to work for a company that recognizes its responsibility to its employees, customers and the environment we all share. My 40 years of seafood…

  

• Press Release

  SFP Report on Bycatch Released

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released a report about bycatch in the wild shrimp sector which concludes that shrimp trawling accounts for more bycatch volume than any other fishery type but that efforts to reduce bycatch can make a positive difference.  The report also highlights risks and considerations for retailers…