Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

New Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Report: Concerns for South American Reduction Fisheries

October 26, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

South American reduction fisheries continue to decline or are stagnant in their management performance, according to a new report by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). Compared to 2022, in the sustainability category, two European fisheries improved while two South American fisheries dropped. The majority of fisheries assessed continue to be reasonably well managed or better, but performance has been slowly declining since 2018. …

SFP Publishes New Sector Reports on Octopus, Mahi-Mahi

September 25, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Two new sector reports by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) find that, while the reported production and trade of octopus and mahi-mahi have increased significantly in recent decades, a lack of data and inadequate regulations present a challenge to sustainable management of these fisheries.  …

SFP Launches New Projects to Address Carbon and Biodiversity Impacts of Aquaculture 

September 21, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announced a new landscape-based aquaculture initiative to create the scale necessary for seafood buyers, processors and farmers to address the cumulative impacts of aquaculture, beyond the farm and the critical environmental and socio-economic challenges they face. …

USAID and Seafood Industry Partners to Hold 1st Responsible Seafood Summit in the Philippines

September 7, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

A groundbreaking event will bring together over 170 participants from various sectors to champion responsible seafood sourcing (RSS) and combat illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Philippines. The 1st Responsible Seafood Summit aims to foster greater awareness, recognition, demand, and support for responsible seafood sourcing across the seafood industry value chain in the Philippines. …

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Joins New Nature Crimes Alliance 

August 28, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) joined World Resources Institute (WRI), the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, U.S. State Department, and others in announcing the new Nature Crime Alliance and the Vancouver Statement on Nature Crime at an event at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). …