Emma Desrochers is a freelance journalist based in Waialua, Hawaii, who writes about fisheries and sustainability. She graduated from Yale University in June 2021 with an undergraduate degree in environmental studies and mechanical engineering. She has contributed to the environmental conservation field through internships located in Ecuador, Thailand, and Hawaii.
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Marine Stewardship Council certification has been awarded to Russia’s Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA), with members including the Russian Fishery Company (RFC), for the Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery.
The FSA is made up of 29 fishing companies and was established in 2016. These companies account for 22 percent of all Russia’s wild-catch harvest and landed 20,000 metric tons (MT) of fillet contracts for the European market in
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A fishery improvement project (FIP) for a handline tuna fishery targeting yellowfin tuna in Brazil has been launched by the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), in collaboration with Sea Delight and Prime Seafood.
The FIP’s objective is for the fishery to obtain Marine Stewardship Council certification by 2026.
The FIP includes 87 vessels that land at the ports of Ceara and Rio Grande do Norte State in northeastern Brazil,
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The growing field of research into blue foods – aquatic animals, plants, and algae from either marine or freshwater ecosystems – and their importance to a sustainable food system is providing the seafood industry and retailers an opportunity to differentiate seafood in the broader protein market.
The Blue Food Assessment is an effort led by Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solutions and Center on Food Security and the
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Lima, Peru-based fishmeal and fish oil producer Exalmar has become the first company to achieve the MarinTrust chain of custody standard under its version 2.0 standards for further processing and trading activities.
“We are eager to meet the demands of international markets. Our commitment is from the capture of the raw material from responsible sources, processing and certified storage, for its safe and traceable commercialisation.
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The prohibition of fishing in the area that became the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument had little to no negative impact for squid/butterfish, mackerel, and tuna fisheries, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal Nature.
The study, "Fishing activity before closure, during closure, and after reopening of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument," was authored by John Lynham, a
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