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Topic: Certification
Certification Programs
Poseidon Article
July 03 - 2025
EN Global

Certification Programs

Poseidon Project

Certification seals are a marketing tool employed to assure consumers that a packaged seafood produc...
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Certification schemes
The reality gap: An examination of Scottish farmed salmon
Research
February 10 - 2025
EN Europe

The reality gap: An examination of Scottish farmed salmon

WildFish

This report first gives an overview of the various marketing tools used by the Scottish salmon farming industry to represent farmed salmon as a sustainable, healthy and eco-friendly protein choice. It then examines the environmental and welfare performance of Scotland’s seven salmon farming companies, all widely used in the hospitality and retail sectors. 

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Certification schemes / Salmon / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde)
Mapping the industry and supply chain for farmed fish in Europe
Research
February 01 - 2025
EN Europe

Mapping the industry and supply chain for farmed fish in Europe

Animal Ask

Animal Ask conducted mapping of the industry and supply chain for fish production in European aquaculture. This report provided key results from this industry and supply chain mapping. The goal of this report is to provide fish welfare advocates with an easy-to-understand guide to the aquaculture industry and supply chain in Europe. By Max Carpendale & George Bridgwater

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Value chain
Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp
News
November 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia

Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp

The Fish Site

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) faces a formal complaint, filed with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting action against false or deceptive advertising- or marketing-related activities by the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification scheme.
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Shrimp / Certification schemes / Lawsuits
NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices
News
November 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia

NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices

IntraFish

A report authored by the Corporate Accountability Lab earlier this year was critical of the Global Seafood Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) scheme. By Rachel Sapin
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Lawsuits / Labor / Shrimp
Aquaculture Advisory Council pushes for improved transparency in seafood labelling within HORECA
News
October 29 - 2024
EN Europe

Aquaculture Advisory Council pushes for improved transparency in seafood labelling within HORECA

misPeces

A digital traceability system will be launched in 2029 to bring more clarity to seafood labelling in restaurants.
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Certification schemes / European Commission
From the sea to your plate: how to choose more sustainable salmon
News
October 11 - 2024
EN Global

From the sea to your plate: how to choose more sustainable salmon

The Guardian

Salmon remains one of the most popular seafoods globally. However, there is growing concern about the environmental impact of farming salmon, while environmental groups have claimed that 'responsibly sourced' labelling on seafood products may be misleading – making it hard for consumers to know what exactly they are purchasing. By James Norman
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Certification schemes / Salmon
Is There Such a Thing As Sustainable Salmon?
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN Global

Is There Such a Thing As Sustainable Salmon?

The Sustainable Restaurant Association

Examines the sustainability issues surrounding farmed salmon, including advice and insights from experts and businesses in our network, to explore whether salmon has a place on a sustainable menu.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Biodiversity loss / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Animal Ethics / Antibiotics / Hunger / Nutrition / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Certification schemes / Salmon / Soy
What You Can Learn About Salmon From Its Packaging
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Investigative Journalism
July 24 - 2024
EN North America

What You Can Learn About Salmon From Its Packaging

Washington Post

Where your fish was caught or farmed is one of the most important pieces of information for gauging sustainability. Fishing and farming practices and regulations can vary widely depending on country.
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Certification schemes / Salmon
Revealed: Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’
Investigative Journalism
July 04 - 2024
EN Africa

Revealed: Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’

DeSmog

Campaigners criticise 'highly flawed' voluntary schemes as DeSmog analysis finds lack of representation from civil society, or impacted communities.
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Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing
US Judge Narrows Walmart False Labeling Claims Lawsuit Involving MSC Logo
News
May 16 - 2024
EN North America

US Judge Narrows Walmart False Labeling Claims Lawsuit Involving MSC Logo

Seafood Source

A U.S. judge granted a motion in part made by Walmart to dismiss the suit, which was filed in March 2023 in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois.
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Lawsuits / Certification schemes
Fishing for Profits: How New York’s Amerra Capital Came to Dominate Mediterranean Aquaculture
Research
July 20 - 2023
EN Europe

Fishing for Profits: How New York’s Amerra Capital Came to Dominate Mediterranean Aquaculture

Katheti

Money manager with mediocre performance eyes big pay day from aquaculture. Amerra seeking to raise more capital before selling stake in Mediterranean fish farmer, and shifted into private equity from private debt amid failures and fraud accusations.

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Certification schemes / Tourism / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Salmon
Investing in Troubled Waters
Research
July 26 - 2021
EN Global

Investing in Troubled Waters

Changing Matters

The material risks of fish mortality and the use of wild-caught fish in feed for the aquaculture sector.
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Animal Ethics / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Certification schemes / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Shrimp / Tilapia
Controversy Over Voluntary Environmental Standards: A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Marine Stewardship Council
Research
April 04 - 2019
EN Global

Controversy Over Voluntary Environmental Standards: A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Marine Stewardship Council

Organization & Environment

Voluntary standards certifying environmental qualities of labeled products have proliferated across sectors and countries. Effectuating these standards requires the collaboration among and between creators (typically firms and non-governmental organizations) and adopters (firms across a particular supply chain). However, the need to collaborate does not rule out the presence of controversy. Drawing on the case of the Marine Stewardship Council, a leading seafood standard to conserve the world’s threatened marine fauna, we analyze how this controversy, from economic and sociologic vantage points, impacts a sustainability transition. In essence, interest divergence drives controversy over standard design, which spurs controversy over standard effectiveness and prompts the proliferation of competing standards. Controversy is magnified by the opacity or non-transparency of the fields which such standards seek to govern. We conclude that, while interest divergence and field opacity entail inherent controversy over voluntary environmental standards, the impact of this controversy on sustainability transitions is typically predominantly positive.
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Biodiversity loss / Marine fauna / Certification schemes / UN: FAO Committee on Fisheries / Salmon

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