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    SFP welcomes McDonald’s USA announcement of the MSC eco-label for fish products

    SFP welcomed the announcement today that McDonald’s USA will become the first national restaurant chain to display the MSC eco-label on packaging for fish products.  The announcement marks the culmination of a partnership between SFP and McDonald’s to assess and improve the fisheries that supply material for seafood products such…

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    SFP Names Howard M. Johnson to Board of Directors

    Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today announced the appointment of Howard M. Johnson to the organization’s Board of Directors effective the end of 2012. Mr. Johnson will retire from active staff work at SFP, where he has served as Director of Global Programs.Johnson has been with SFP since its founding as…

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    SFP Appoints First Aquaculture Director

    SFP announced today the appointment of Mr. Anton Immink as the organization’s first global Aquaculture Director.  The appointment represents a new phase in the expansion of SFP’s aquaculture work and reflects a focus on zonal management initiatives in Asia. Anton Immink was previously Senior Consultant at Stirling Aquaculture, University of Stirling,…

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    Acidifying Ocean Threatens Ecosystems and US Economy

    In a briefing hosted by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA), and Representative Don Young (R-AK), scientists shared their research about the impending ecological and economic consequences of increasing ocean acidity. Acidification is caused by the ocean absorbing increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This causes…

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    SFP Welcomes Announcement of Fund

    Responding to the announcement today that the Western Australia Government will be providing $14.5 million for the state’s fisheries to gain third party sustainability certification, Duncan Leadbitter, Technical Director with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, said: “We welcome this announcement and applaud the commitment of Western Australia to achieving high standards in…

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    Global Sustainability Overview of Fisheries Used for Fishmeal and Fish Oil 2012

    Third SFP global sustainability overview of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil.

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    SFP releases annual sustainability overview of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil

    Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today released the annual sustainability overview of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil. The overview (previously known as the ‘Reduction Fisheries League Table’) covers the 28 principal reduction fisheries around the Atlantic and South America rated according to the sustainability assessment presented on FishSource (www.fishsource.com).…

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    SFP launches new report on protecting the seabed

    Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today launched a new report on best practices in protecting representative areas of the seabed (benthic habitats) that are important for conservation. The report – ‘Benthic Protection Areas: Best Practices and Recommendations’ – draws on internationally agreed best practices for protected area network design such as…

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    Benthic Protection Areas: Best Practices and Recommendations

    A review of some of the leading marine habitat protection efforts worldwide and practical guidance for stakeholders for leading and engaging in the process of exploring and establishing benthic protection areas.

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    State of Washington establishes ocean acidification panel

    Washington has become the first state in the nation to create a panel to address the increasing acidity of its marine waters.  The blue ribbon group of scientists and leaders from government, tribes, the shellfish industry and conservation organizations, created by Gov. Christine Gregoire, will hold its first meeting on…