Best Aquaculture Practices Program Certifies Comsur Ltd. Salmon Plant

The Best Aquaculture Practices program has expanded its certifications of international salmon facilities with the successful audit of Comsur Ltd., the processing plant division of Trusal S.A. in Puerto Montt, Chile.

Louisiana Blue Crab Fishery Earns Marine Stewardship Council Certification

Three-thousand Louisiana blue crab commercial fishermen represented by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board have earned the right to tell buyers and consumers across the country that the Louisiana blue crab fishery is Marine Stewardship Council certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

Western Australian Rock Lobster Fishery Gains MSC Certification For 3rd Time

The Western Australian rock lobster fishery – the world’s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery – is now the first fishery in the world to be certified as sustainable for a third time, following an independent assessment against the MSC’s standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

Food Retail Industry Flexes Its Muscle For Alaska's Bristol Bay, World's Largest Wild Salmon Fishery

March 16, 2012 Earthworks

Earthworks announced that for the first time ever, the nation's largest group of food retail companies has spoken out on behalf of protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay fishery – the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), which represents 26,000 retail food stores, and $680 billion in annual revenue — three-quarters of US retail food store sales — announced its support for the EPA study currently underway to determine the suitability of large-scale development in Bristol Bay, including the Pebble Mine.

Scotland Targets Seafood Growth In The U.S.

Fresh Scottish salmon exports experienced a 36 percent increase to the United States in 2011, the country's largest ever year-over-year increase, further securing the U.S.' position as Scotland's number one export market since overtaking France in 2010.