Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’
Governments told to take action on shrimp farms
More than 25 major retailers and seafood companies, including some top UK names, and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have told five Far East governments to take tough and immediate action to address the continued outbreak and emergence of new diseases in shrimp farms. The five countries are China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, and…
Read MoreGrimsby salmon firm to disclose its sources
GRIMSBY based salmon specialist JCS Fish has joined the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), becoming the first seafood supplier to voluntarily disclose its farmed seafood sourcing through the initiative. The family owned company will share information about the origins of its farmed salmon and trout products. Its ODP profile contains a list of its farmed seafood…
Read MoreLidl joins seafood disclosure project
THE retailer Lidl has become the first major discounter to publish a full public profile list of all the sources of its wild caught seafood on the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) website. This gives information on fishery management, catch methods, and likely environmental impact. Amali Bunter, responsible sourcing manager at Lidl UK, said: ‘We are extremely proud of…
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