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  Briefing on Tuna Longline Fisheries Identifies Best Practices for Reducing Bycatch

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released a briefing on best practices for reducing bycatch in tuna longline fisheries. The report focuses on ways that longline fisheries can substantially reduce catching non-target species and offers industry guidance on ways to insist that such practices are adopted when sourcing tuna. The briefing…

• Blog Post

  Carrying capacity approach being rolled out across Indonesian aquaculture

  Much of the world’s shrimp comes from farms in Southeast Asia and there’s a boom in shrimp production in Indonesia.  Recently, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Government of Indonesia (MMAF) made strong recommendations about including carrying capacity considerations in the planning process for all aquaculture development.…

  

• Blog Post

  SFP announces Fisheries Forum 2016

    Save the date for the next SFP Fisheries Forum   SFP is pleased to announce the return of the SFP Fisheries Forum to America! Sustainable Fisheries Partnership will once again be hosting a Fisheries Forum in the Americas on February 9, 2016, in Miami, Florida. Please save the date!…

  

• Press Release

  Walmart Foundation and SFP Announce Aquaculture Improvement Projects in Indonesia, China and Thailand

  Today, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced Aquaculture Improvement Projects in Indonesia, China, and Thailand made possible with funding from the Walmart Foundation. Shrimp farmers in Indonesia and Thailand and tilapia farmers in China will receive training and knowledge to help them improve their livelihoods and increase collaboration to manage and…

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  SFP News January 2015

• Publication

  Whitefish Sustainability Overview 2014

  SFP’s sustainability overview of the global whitefish sector. See the report's data annex here.

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  SFP Whitefish Sector Report Estimates Biomass Increases if Improvements Continue

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released its report on the state of whitefish fisheries. The analysis covers approximately 77% of the global wild harvest, including 51 fish stocks from 13 species around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, based on assessments from the online database FishSource. The report can be found here.…

• Press Release

  New Fisheries Experts Join Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

  The two will be adding capacity and expertise to SFP as it expands its global work, particularly focused on leading supplier roundtables, which aim to make large-scale improvements across major seafood sectors.  Jose Parajua has more than 25 years experience in marine resources and coastal communities development including work for…

• Publication

  Pacific Salmon: SFP Fisheries Sustainablity Overview 2014

  SFP’s sustainability overview of the Pacific salmon sector. See the report's data annex here.

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  Annual Review of Wild Salmon Fisheries Published

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released its annual review of the state of wild salmon fisheries. The analysis covers 82 principal Pacific salmon fisheries that target five species (pink, chum, sockeye, coho, and Chinook salmon) across the North Pacific and account for 95% of the global wild-capture commercial salmon harvest.…