United Fresh announced the availability of a first-ever benchmarking report designed specifically to help produce wholesalers and distributors evaluate the effectiveness of their operations. United Fresh commissioned the report in response to member company needs for assessing the performance of their operations as compared with others in the produce industry. …
The most diverse, complex fishery ever to enter assessment against the MSC standard anywhere in the world was awarded MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, following an independent, scientific assessment and significant stakeholder involvement. …
Brought together through four years of partnership with Whole Foods Market, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® program and The Safina Center (formerly Blue Ocean Institute) will now use Monterey Bay Aquarium’s science-based criteria and methodology for rating the sustainability of wild-caught seafood, offering consumers consistent recommendations from trustworthy nonprofit conservation organizations. …
Gloucester residents in need will continue to receive the support they need this spring thanks to $34,000 in funding provided to Catholic Charities North from local and international seafood companies and their service suppliers. This year the Catholic Charities North Fishing Community Fund included donations from more than 30 companies and individuals, increasing the total amount raised by 25 percent over last year. …
The lobster fishery in Nova Scotia has come to a standstill, and some P.E.I. fishermen have been told to tie up their boats. In Nova Scotia, lobster pounds and plants are at near capacity. P.E.I. fishermen have been put on quotas or told not to fish at all.
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