Certification and Promotion of Seafood from Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
More than 2000 marine species are endangered. 30% of fish stocks are overexploited or depleted. The seabed, corals, mangrove forests and other critical ecosystems pay a high toll to unsustainable fishing and farming methods.
Friend of the Sea Approved Fisheries (a) target stocks which are not overexploited; (b) use fishing methods which don't impact the seabed and (c) generate less than average (8%) discards.
Friend of the Sea Approved Aquaculture Farms are not impacting critical habitats; use feeds from trimmings or from Friend of the Sea approved fisheries; don't use GMO, chemicals, antifouling paints; apply measures to eliminate escapes and other marine animals and seabirds bycatches; limit and properly manage emissions.
Products are audited and certified by accredited third party certifiers, according to FAO GUIDELINES. A list of approved fisheries and certified products is available for retail chains, producers and consumers.
Yearly fee of 2.000,00 € (4.000,00 € on first year) per product with same origin, covers audit costs, logo licensing and promotion of products during Friend of the Sea events.
For further information or to contact Friend of the Sea: www.friendofthesea.orginfo@friendofthesea.org
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United States: Tel: 001.617.418-3491 (EC)
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UK: Tel: 0044.020 7193 4146
Swiss retailer Manor joins Friend of the Sea sustainable seafood Basel, 1.10.2007 Swiss retailer Manor joins Friend of the Sea sustainable seafood scheme and takes threatened marine species off its shelves. Only certified sustainable seafood on its shelves by the end of 2008. Manor, a main retail chain with 10% share in the Swiss seafood market, has joined the Friend of the Sea project for certification and promotion of seafood from sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Read More ...
Canadian BC salmon fishery is Friend of the Sea. Logo is on the shelves 9th of October 2007 - The Friend of the Sea logo gains worldwide market visibility as salmon from British Columbia can now display the sustainability label, adding up to the list of products already certified by Friend of the Sea.
“We appreciate Friend of the Sea use of available scientific data versus very strict criteria, such as the requirement of no impact on the seabed and low discard level” states Mr Grant Snell, General Manager of BC Salmon Marketing Council “the whole assessment becomes more objective, fair and verifiable.”
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No-Catch Sustainable Cod and Trout No Catch Sustainable Cod from the Company No Catch comes from the pristine waters of the Shetland Islands. One of the first and avantguard farms for Cod in the world, approved Friend of the Sea. Read More ...
Sustainable Farmed Stolt Seafarm Turbot Turbot farmed in Galicia and France and Portugal by Stolt Sea Farm has been approved as Friend of the Sea and it's a sustainable alternative to bottom trawled turbot, currently overexploited in the wild. Read More ...
Friend of the Sea products on the supermarket shelves Several Friend of the Sea approved products are on the shelves of main supermarkets worldwide. Some main retail chains (Carrefour, Coop Italia, Iper, Unes, GS, Ipercoop) are actively participating to the project, assessing their private label seafood products and moving to more sustainable sources. Read More ...
Coop Italia, Italy's main retail chain has joined ! Coop Italia, Italy's main retail chain and Europe's main Consumers Cooperative has joined Friend of the Sea and several Coop's private label seafood products are carrying the logo. FOr those products which could not be approved, Coop Italia is moving to more sustainable sources. Read More ...