What the Olympics did for the oceans
By Jess Telsnig. Durham University As the autumn descends on London, it feels like an age since the Olympics finished. Yet, in the foodservice arena, their effects are still being felt and an event in...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in PNA tuna?
By James Simpson, MSC UK Communications Manager Last week, the Dutch tuna canner, Anova, wrote an open letter to the PNA tuna fishery expressing its support for the MSC certified component that it...
View ArticleLearning from the experts in South Sinai
By Christopher Poonian, PhD student at Nottingham University and recipient of an MSC scholarship The warm, blue waters of the serene Egyptian Red Sea surrounding the South Sinai Peninsula are...
View ArticleAn environmentally sustainable future for English fisheries
By Matt Watson, MSC English Fisheries Outreach Officer On a trip I made to the Isles of Scilly, the local Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) and fishermen were discussing the best...
View ArticleTraceability in China
By Alison Roel, MSC Product Integrity Manager At the end of last year, two of us from the product integrity team at MSC, travelled to Qingdao to deliver training to the Certification Bodies on MSC...
View ArticleA Fishstory of MSC in 2012
By Toby Middleton, MSC UK Country Manager 2012 was such an iconic year in the UK for so many reasons, plenty of them steeped in national pride, and here at the MSC was no exception. As a market based...
View ArticleShetland scallops: how a dredge fishery got MSC certified
By Claire Pescod, MSC UK Fisheries Outreach Manager One of the things we get asked a lot is “How did a dredge fishery get MSC certified?” It’s a reasonable question. Dredgers don’t have the best...
View ArticleWill there be a new ‘Gold rush’ on krill?
By Dr David Agnew, MSC Standards Director There’s been a lot of talk lately about ‘What happens if the krill fishery suddenly grows out of control?’ What’s to stop a bunch of boats tooling up and...
View ArticleFrom North Shields to Berwick, an insight into the Northumberland inshore...
By Matthew Watson, MSC English Fisheries Outreach Officer I have recently spent three days accompanying the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) on routine patrols along...
View ArticleIntroducing Murdock the Cat
Hello, my name is Murdock which in Gaelic means Belonging to the Sea. I’m a Fisherman’s cat so it’s no surprise that I’m the mascot for Fish and Kids. This is a great project that gets MSC certified...
View ArticleProject Inshore – A view from Defra
By Andy Carroll, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) UK Ministers always seek to ensure that the needs of the inshore fishing fleet are taken into account when making policy...
View ArticleThe importance of Project Inshore to the future of the inshore fleet, by NUTFA
By Jerry Percy, New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA) When I talk to small scale fisheries about the Marine Stewardship Council, the most common responses I get are that ‘it’s only for big...
View ArticleNatural England and Project Inshore
By Rob Whiteley, Natural England Part of Natural England’s role, as the Government’s advisor on the natural environment, is to ensure that our seas are managed sustainably and that biodiversity is...
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By guest blogger, Tracy Cambridge from WWF UK Every now and then a project comes along which gets even me excited about the positive direction fisheries management is taking in different parts of the...
View ArticleReading University’s simple steps to getting MSC certified, thanks to TUCO
By Derek Morten, University of Reading To celebrate the launch of a new, quicker, easier route to MSC certification for members of TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation) Ltd (a purchasing...
View ArticleNight fishing on-board the White Heather
By Matt Watson, English Fisheries Outreach Officer, MSC All-nighter. A phrase more commonly associated with parties, students frantically finishing off an essay and now, Cornish sardine fishermen. I...
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