Seafood Companies, Governments, and NGOs Support “Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit
Action and momentum is building across the Asia-Pacific tuna industry to reduce capture of threatened albatrosses and other seabirds in longline fisheries. …
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
New Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Report: Concerns for South American Reduction Fisheries
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
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
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
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. …
