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Press Releases
March 23, 2010
Launch of New Sustainability League Table of Fisheries used for Fishmeal and Fish Oil Click here to download press release
March 11, 2010
SFP Recommends Backup Plan for Mediterranean Tuna Should CITES 1 Listing Fail Click here to download press release
February 17, 2010
ALDI and SFP Partner on Sustainable Seafood Initiative Click here to download press release
February 1, 2010
2010 Seafood Champions Include SFP’s Howard Johnson and CeDePesca Click here for press release
January 28, 2010
SFP Launches FishSource 2.0 In an effort to engage more major seafood buyers in sustainable sourcing, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announces the launch of a new version of FishSourceTM (www.fishsource.org), an online resource about the status of fish stocks and fisheries. Click here to download press release
January 25, 2010
High Liner Foods further strengthens sustainability efforts with SFP partnership Press Release from High Liner Foods about its new partnership with SFP. Click here to download press release
December 17, 2009
SFP Global Team Grows SFP announces new additions to staff. Click here to download press release
December 9, 2009
Unlikely Alliance Salutes Recognition of Ocean Acidification in Copenhagen
Fishing, conservation leaders join forces to press for strong emissions policy to protect fish stocks, oceans. Press Release: Unlikely Alliance Salutes Recognition of Ocean Acidification in Copenhagen
October 27, 2009
Growing issue of sustainable aquaculture feeds present threats and opportunities – seafood retailers risk charge of ‘blue-washing’ Click here to download press release
September 21, 2009
New Zealand Hoki Fishery Deserves Praise, Not Condemnation
Unfair criticism is irreponsible and undermines efforts to improve fisheries in worse condition. SFP responds to recent media reports on NZ hoki fishery. Click here to download press release
September 14, 2009
SFP Fishery Improvement Partnership Reports Progress by Russian Sea of Okhotsk Pollock Fishery
The Russian pollock Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) Partnership discussed its progress today with participants at the International Fishery Congress in Vladivostok. Click here to download press release
September 10, 2009
First Russian fishery certified as Sustainable
Iturup Island fishery is the first in Russia to be awarded the Marine
Stewardship Council label and the first salmon fishery to be certified
since Alaska. Click here to download press release
April 29, 2009
Jim Cannon named IntraFish Media’s 2009 Person of the Year
IntraFish Media named Jim Cannon, CEO of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), its 2009 Person of the Year, after readers chose him in online polling from six candidates selected by IntraFish editors.
Click here to download press release
Click here to download Seafood International Story (1.4MB PDF) Used with permission from Seafood International and IntraFish Media
September 5, 2008
Major companies combine to help Russian pollock fishery seek MSC certificate
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) announces today the formal launch of the Russian Pollock Fisheries Improvement Partnership. The partnership is lead by BAMR-ROLIZ, BirdsEye-Iglo Group and SFP, together with FRoSTA, Royal Greenland, FoodVest, Pickenpack, Delmar, High Liner and the Fishin’ Company.
Click here to download (72KB PDF)
July, 2008
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery Improvement Roundtable Announced
To address the challenges facing the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery, the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and Ocean Conservancy, in collaboration with Texas Sea Grant, announce the formation of an unprecedented project bringing together fishermen, seafood buyers, and other fishery experts to explore new and innovative ways to move this valuable and important fishery towards sustainability. Click here to download (109KB PDF)
Presentations & Papers
SFP Briefing: Fishsource, Reductions Fisheries and Aquaculture Click here to download (380KB PDF)
SFP Briefing: Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds and Wild Fisheries Click here to download (565KB PDF)
Seafood Summit 2009, San Diego, CA
Sustainability overview of world fisheries used for reduction purposes Click here to download (1MB PDF).
Recent Publications
Working Together for Farmed Tilapia and Pangasius Sustainability Click here to download (documents hosted by Seafood Summit)
The Potential Risks from Farm Escaped Tilapias By Wansuk Senanan & Amrit N. Bart
Click here to download (181KB PDF)
Risks Associated with Using Methyl Testosterone in Tilapia Farming By Donald J. Macintosh
Click here to download (160KB PDF)
The Big Seven: Acidification Risks and Opportunities for the Seafood Industry By Brad Warren
Click here to download (4.85MB PDF)
Permission has been granted to the Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) to post the special issue of Current: The Journal of Marine Education featuring: “Ocean Acidification—From Impacts to Policy Opportunities” published by The National Marine Educators Associations (NMEA). For more information about the NMEA, please visit their website at www.marine-ed.org.
Fact Sheets
Aquaculture Feeds Position Statement Click here to download (382 KB PDF)
About SFP Click here to download (416 KB PDF)
SFP’s Aquaculture Program Fact Sheet Click here to download (407 KB PDF)
SFP’s Fishery Improvement Partnerships Fact Sheet Click here to download (390 KB PDF)
FishSource Fact Sheet Click here to download (504 KB PDF)
SFP’s Metrics System Fact Sheet Click to download (158 KB PDF)
Other News
Productive Oceans Partnership
June 5, 2008 – Testimony by Brad Warren to the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology regarding H.R. 4174, a bill to establish the first U.S. national research program on ocean acidification.
Click here to download (200KB PDF)