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• Press Release

  SFP helps Mexican shrimp fishery achieve Fair Trade certification

  Del Pacifico Seafoods, based in Hermosa Beach, CA, US, holds the certification, along with its exclusive supplier MHMR International, which encompasses eight small-scale cooperatives of artisanal shrimp producers in Sinaloa, Mexico, currently participating in the FIP. In order to earn certification, the producers had to meet a series of criteria…

• Blog Post

  Rolling out the roundtables

  The start of a new year always invites fresh thinking and here at SFP we have some big new ideas for 2016. We have been delighted by the runaway success of fishery improvement projects in recent years but we’re also aware of the strain this places on those companies that…

  

• Press Release

  North Star Seafood and Incredible Fish partner with SFP

  Pompano Beach, Florida. January 28, 2016 — North Star Seafood, Inc. and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced a new partnership plan today, dedicated to ensuring the environmentally and socially responsible sourcing of seafood. This partnership will bring focus to seafood sustainability for North Star’s retail customers, cruise lines, and chef-driven…

• 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…