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  SFP publishes annual sustainability overview of reduction fisheries

  Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today (27 July 2015) released the annual sustainability overview of reduction fisheries. The overview covers 24 of the most significant fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil (with a total catch in excess of 9 million tonnes) and rated according to the sustainability…

• Publication

  SFP Reduction Fisheries Sector Report 2015

  An overview of 24 of the most significant fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil.

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  European companies take the lead in seafood transparency

  Five of Europe’s leading companies with interests in seafood today (23 July 2015) demonstrated a powerful commitment to corporate transparency by publishing the full lists of fisheries that they use for sourcing along with data on sustainability. The initiative, conducted with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and known as the…

• Blog Post

  Walmart stays the course on sustainability

  Speaking of shrimp, with the encouragement of Walmart and Sam’s Club, FIPs were developed in both the US Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Gulf of California to address environmental impacts of the shrimp fisheries there. Just this summer, a fishery management plan was developed in Louisiana, and fishermen in…

  

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  Lumar Seafood International and SFP announce new partnership

  Lumar Seafood International (Lumar) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced today (15 July 2015) a partnership dedicated to ensuring the ecological sustainability of seafood supplies.  SFP is dedicated to helping businesses source seafood responsibly and works with major seafood buyers across the world. The partnership with Lumar will involve comprehensive assessments…

• Blog Post

  A letter to the journal Science on FIPs

  Dear Sir/Madam, Your recent article [“Secure sustainable seafood from developing countries,” Science, 1 May, 2015, Vol. 348, Issue 6234, Page 504] on fishery improvement projects (FIPs) provided valuable insights into some of the challenges and opportunities associated with this approach. FIPs certainly do need to be transparent and demonstrate steady progress…

  

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  Task Force on IUU Fishing

    Is the action plan from the US Task Force on IUU Fishing on the right track? Last month, the US Commerce and State Department-led Presidential Task Force on Combatting IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud released an action plan for implementing the Task Force’s 15 recommendations.  These recommendations comprehensively addressed…

  

• Publication

  Best Practices in Tuna Longline Fishing

  A look at how longline fisheries can substantially reduce catching non-target species, with industry guidance on ways to insist that such practices are adopted when sourcing tuna.

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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…

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  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.…