By: Elsie Tanadjaja FishWise launched a new version of our Online Vendor Survey (OVS) in mid-October last year. This survey [...]

I am Amy West and I joined FishWise in March of 2018 as the program manager for the USAID initiative, Seafood [...]

During May 3-4 Mark Richardson attended the 11th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing hosted by Chatham [...]

By Chase Martin, Communications Project Manager On a Saturday afternoon in a fish processing warehouse on the docks of [...]

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens marine ecosystems and global food security. This unsustainable practice and the networks [...]

By Cora Sorenson The billboards outside the heavily touristed Westminster Abbey in London let me know that modern slavery [...]

On September 10th 2015, a Taiwanese fishing vessel conducted a transshipment of tuna to the Panamanian flagged refrigerated vessel MV [...]

FishWise’s networks and activities span the globe, and this month’s blog feature is no exception. Senior Project Manager Erin [...]

By Meg Songer, Project Manager The forum, organized by Save the Waves Coalition and Surfrider Foundation and hosted by [...]

Looking to take the first steps in implementing electronic traceability?  Attempting to calculate your ROI from adopting traceability practices? [...]

Increasing demand for tuna products claiming to be harvested without the use of fish aggregated devices (i.e. FAD-free) has [...]

FishWise, Walton Family Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Search “farm to table” [...]

The 2017 Worldwide Tuna Conference was held September 11-12 in Vigo, Spain. The conference is a biannual gathering of [...]

FishWise is thrilled to announce a new producer partnership with Scottish Seas, a co-operative of Scottish fishermen operating in [...]

  Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries In late 2016, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) took a step [...]

(Last Updated: January 18th 2017) Photo credit: FAO What happened? On November 16th 2016, Lithuania became the tenth country [...]

Background on Recommendation 6 The Presidential Task Force on Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud [...]

Photo Credit: Elsie Tanadjaja In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja went on [...]

Photo Credit: Elsie Tanadjaja In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja went on [...]

  FISHWISE PRESS RELEASE (PDF available here) Santa Cruz, California, November 9, 2016.  As part of its ongoing efforts [...]

Photo Credit: Susan Braun With the global population predicted to increase to nearly ten billion people by 2050, the [...]

  FISHWISE PRESS RELEASE (PDF available here.) FishWise Partner Albertsons Companies Expands Responsible Seafood Program to Shelf-Stable Tuna and [...]

To kick off National Seafood Month in October, FishWise was honored to participate in our partner Sea Delight’s 3rd [...]

In late September, Bill Wall travelled to Guangzhou, China to attend the 16th annual Global Outlook on Aquaculture Leadership [...]

  The number of fishery improvement projects (FIPs) globally has grown dramatically, yet there has been no central place [...]

Photo credit: Ethan Lucas Earlier this year, President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. [...]

  Photo credit: Eleanor Partridge In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja took [...]

Greetings FishWise readers! I’m Cora Sorenson, and I’m thrilled to have recently joined the fantastic staff at FishWise as [...]

Hi FishWise readers! I’m James and I am happy to announce that I have recently joined the FishWise team [...]

Photo credit: Ethan Lucas When it comes to human trafficking and modern day slavery, myths are unfortunately quite common. [...]

Sustainable seafood has expanded its reach to outer space. On July 18, private space company SpaceX launched a rocket [...]

Photo credit: Marine Photobank/Wahid Adnan The global fisheries and aquaculture sector is an important source of employment, nutrition, and [...]

Traceability is quickly gaining recognition in the seafood industry as an effective tool that can help illuminate opaque supply [...]

In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja went on a trip to the [...]

  In 2011, FishWise partnered with Target to help the company develop a comprehensive program with the goal of [...]

Over the past few years, criticisms have been directed at the Thai government for labor and human rights abuses [...]

  In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja went on a trip to [...]

FishWise recently had the good fortune of being invited to participate in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration [...]

Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce An important two-year study coordinated by the Pacific Islands Forum [...]

  Prior to joining Albertsons Companies in April 2015, Senior Sustainability Manager Darcie Renn served in the Peace Corps, [...]

Quixotic Farming, a family-owned, sustainable seafood company that raises traceable, United States tilapia, has begun its expansion of its [...]

  Hello there! I’m Erin Taylor, and I am thrilled to have recently joined the FishWise team as a [...]

Photo Credit: Wiki Commons, Jacopo Werther The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently announced that the Port [...]

  Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing costs companies, fishermen, and consumers alike. Often coming from fisheries lacking strong [...]

Sea Delight International, with its Subsidiaries Sea Delight Canada and Sea Delight Europe, signed Memorandum of Understanding with Coral [...]

Photo credit: Eleanor Partridge In February, President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. [...]

Hello FishWise readers! I’m Jen, one of the newest members of the FishWise team. I work as a Project [...]

  Photo credit: Mariah Boyle Government actions to prevent human trafficking and labor abuses – in the United States and around [...]

My name is Lindsay Jennings and I am happy to announce that I have recently joined FishWise as a [...]

FishWise is proud to announce our latest producer partnership with Salty Girl Seafood, Inc. Salty Girl Seafood is based [...]

  The Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions released an updated version of the Common Vision for Sustainable Seafood at [...]

Last December, President Obama signed a $1.1 trillion congressional spending bill, which included a stipulation that changes the legal [...]

In 2011, FishWise partnered with Hy-Vee to help the company transition its fresh and frozen seafood to environmentally responsible [...]

Photo credit: Susan Braun A few weeks ago, a diverse and global group of seafood stakeholders gathered in Malta [...]

  March 2016 Update As of December 3, 2015, monitoring efforts along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and [...]

  Photo credit: Wiki Commons, Philippe Ales With the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) needing only five more ratifying [...]

Based in Washington State, Cascade Aqua Farms has been a FishWise producer partner since 2006 and specializes in producing [...]

  Today FishWise announced a partnership with New Seasons Market to increase transparency and education around sustainable seafood sourcing. [...]

This month, FishWise is celebrating a major milestone with our retailer partner, Safeway. In 2010, Safeway and FishWise set [...]

  2015 was a big year for the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. President Obama signed [...]

  FishWise is proud to introduce our newest producer partner, Mt Cook Alpine Salmon (MCAS). MCAS raises high quality [...]

Photo courtesy of SeaWeb Seafood Summit With increasing concerns about unethical practices and the need for transparency within global [...]

The Environmental Justice Foundation, PEW Charitable Trusts, World Wide Fund for Nature, and Oceana have come together to create [...]

The Western and Central Pacific region is home to the most productive tuna stock on the planet, providing half [...]

  MIAMI – The Sea Delight Ocean Fund charity hosted its second annual “Taste of the Sea”Masquerade Ball to raise [...]

  FishWise’s Traceability Division Director, Mariah Boyle, is raising money for SeaShare as part of her participation in NFI’s Future Leaders [...]

  (Photo Credit:  Seafood Legacy / Nobuyuki Aoki) In mid-November Project Director, Bill Wall, travelled to Japan to take [...]

  Over 430 seafood professionals attended the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) 2015 conference [...]

  The Pacific Tuna Forum is a biannual conference held for the various stakeholders of Pacific tuna fisheries and [...]

  FishWise is very proud to announce our new producer partnership with the Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) based in [...]

On October 1, the European Commission issued the nation of Taiwan a ‘yellow card’ as a warning that the Commission [...]

In his four part series The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina of The New York Times dives into the complicated [...]

Sustainable seafood experts and stakeholders from over 23 countries recently gathered at the 2015 World Seafood Congress in Grimsby, [...]

The 2nd Annual Taste of the Sea Masquerade Ball is set to cast off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, [...]

Congratulations to FishWise partners Albertsons Companies, Hy-Vee, Sea Delight, and Santa Monica Seafood, and to SeaPact members Ipswich Shellfish [...]

  As we continue to advance our data systems for monitoring improvements in our partners’  seafood sourcing, FishWise sent [...]

  Mt. Lassen Trout Farm, Inc. has been producing rainbow trout and steelhead since 1949. Having over 200 years [...]

  In 2013, Interpol launched Project Scale to address the growing concern among member countries of illegal fishing and [...]

  Go ahead! Do a double take. Yes, you can now buy Fair Trade certified yellowfin tuna in over [...]

This July, FishWise staffers Ashley Greenley and Scott Kennedy traveled to Baja California Sur for a celebration to recognize [...]

  Another win for the efforts to combat illegal fishing! Congratulations to our partners Safeway and Hy-Vee for their [...]

As fishery yields decline the demand for cheap labor aboard fishing vessels and in seafood processing facilities is increasing. [...]

  My name is Rachael Confair and I am pleased to have joined the FishWise Team. I am a [...]

The recent release of the U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report revealed the extent of forced labor [...]

Greetings! My name is Traci and I am happy to announce that I am the newest member of the [...]

My name is Meg Songer and I am excited to announce that I am transitioning to the role of [...]

The U.S. Department of State maintained Thailand’s Tier 3 ranking, the lowest category, in its annual Trafficking in Persons [...]

Albertsons Companies Expands Responsible Seafood Partnership With FishWise  SANTA CRUZ, CA (July 22, 2015) — Albertsons Companies, Inc. which [...]

FishWise is proud to announce that our partners Safeway, Target, and Hy-Vee all ranked among the top 5 retailers in [...]

Photo credit: Seathos.org FishWisers have been tuning into Shark Week every night with the rest of the country. Discovery [...]

Each year, over 4 million metric tonnes of tuna are caught worldwide, with estimated market values over $7 billion [...]

My name is Caroline Ferguson, and I’m joining the FishWise team as a Project Manager for our Safeway partnership. [...]

FishWise retail partner Target has released its 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, outlining progress in seafood sustainability, among other [...]

Traceability systems are becoming increasingly comprehensive within the seafood industry, causing many firms to wonder how traceability improvements might [...]

The Combined IUU Vessel List  maintained by Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT) is a comprehensive source of information available about [...]

The Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has developed a new Seafood Consumer Preference Tool that seafood businesses can use [...]

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and GS1 U.S. published a 53-page document in 2011 that includes minimum requirements and [...]

In April, NOAA Fisheries released its 2014 report on the Status of U.S. Fisheries to Congress. The number of [...]

FishWise had the great fortune of being invited to participate in Surf Market’s 3rd Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival in [...]

    After assessing Thailand’s fisheries governance, control and sanctioning system since 2011, the European Commission (EC) has issued [...]

Seafood traceability is a complex topic, and without a common lexicon it can be difficult the advance the conversation. [...]

The Leaders First, let’s begin with a big high-five to Chile, Gabon, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Norway, Oman, [...]

A recent Associated Press (AP) article has exposed the harsh realities of human trafficking and forced labor within seafood [...]

To reduce the prevalence of illegal fishing and labor violations, companies should source products that have been harvested and [...]

Exiting News from FishWise! Project Manager Ashley Greenley has been selected for the Conservation Alliance’s first inaugural fellowship program! [...]

On February 5th, 2015 Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D — GU) and five other members of Congress from both sides [...]

The Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions released today updated guidelines for fisheries that want to improve their environmental performance [...]

The Expert Panel on Legal and Traceable Wild Fish Products is a multi-disciplinary expert group convened to promote a [...]

As part of the 2015 Seafood Summit in New Orleans last month, FishWise helped to organize and moderate the [...]

At the 2015 SeaWeb Seafood Summit plenary “Preventing Human Rights Abuses In Seafood Supply Chains”, six panelists spoke out about the [...]

Human rights have recently become a focal point in sustainable seafood conversations worldwide. Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) work closely [...]

FishWise recently organized a plenary and luncheon to facilitate collaboration among stakeholders working to address human rights and labor [...]

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published its biannual report to Congress on illegal, unreported, [...]

Exiting News from FishWise! Project Manager Ashley Greenley has been selected for the Conservation Alliance’s first inaugural fellowship program! [...]

OAKLAND and PLEASANTON, CA (February 19, 2015) — Today Safeway and nonprofit organization Fair Trade USA announce a new partnership [...]

For the first time, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has given salmon farmed in freshwater net pens [...]

Miami, FL — February 10, 2015 — Sea Delight, LLC (www.sea-delight.com) the industry leader in providing the finest seafood products [...]

In January 2015, longtime FishWise Project Director Mariah Boyle was promoted to the new position of Traceability Division Director. [...]

  FishWise is very proud to introduce Princess Seafood – our newest Producer Partner. The all-female operation is skippered [...]

Supermarket chain’s efforts to improve seafood sustainability remain strong WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 4, 2015) – A year [...]

  At the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the ‘Namgis First Nation has thrived on wild salmon [...]

By Aurora Alifano The current wave of globalization is dramatically increasing recognition of business ethics and the seafood industry [...]

By Sara Lewis Continuing its efforts to fight against illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, the European Commission [...]

December 2014 Update As of November 10, 2014, monitoring efforts along the Pacific coast off the US and Canada [...]

By: Alanna Gisondo Most of us who work in the seafood sector are well aware that seafood fraud and [...]

By: Aurora Alifano Labor and human rights violations in the global seafood industry have been documented for years. Media [...]

By: Kathleen Mullen-Ley I recently had the pleasure of participating in a retail panel discussion at the Global Aquaculture [...]

Andronico’s Community Markets partners with non-profit FishWise to offer customers responsibly sourced seafood options San Leandro, CA, September 12, 2014 [...]

On June 17, 2014 President Obama released a memorandum entitled “Establishing a Comprehensive Framework to Combat Illegal, Unreported and [...]

A valuable new report released by the nonprofit Future of Fish last month highlights the business case for improved [...]

In 2014, the Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) launched a new tool aimed at [...]

  As some natural resources – including certain seafood species – continue to diminish, resource harvesters must work harder [...]

As part of FishWise’s ongoing efforts to track news related to Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, we are [...]

Overview FishWise is continuing to follow the status of the radioactive plume of seawater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear [...]

FishWise has closely followed recent criticism directed at the Thai government for labor and human rights abuses occurring in [...]

In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan suffered major damage when it was hit by [...]

FishWise, a nonprofit sustainable seafood consultancy, has authored a new white paper on human rights abuses in seafood supply [...]

Photo by: Mike Markovina/Marine Photobank While environmental sustainability is now a common topic for discussion during seafood procurement, less [...]

In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan suffered major damage when it was hit by [...]

Today, Greenpeace U.S.A. released the seventh edition of its Carting Away the Oceans report, which rates U.S. seafood retailers on [...]

Following our recent focus on seafood mislabeling, FishWise has conducted further outreach to the FDA to better understand the [...]

The International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (IFSEA; S. 269) complements other legislation, such as S.267, to help eliminate [...]

The Pirate Fishing Elimination Act (PFEA; S. 267) seeks to implement the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Port [...]

Fishwise is proud to announce that two of our retailer partners have been placed on the Ethisphere Institutes “World’s [...]

On March 6, 2013, Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives (HR 1012) to combat [...]

FishWise read the recent Oceana study on nationwide seafood fraud and compiled the highlights of the 70-page report for you [...]

Burlington, VT — City Market has partnered with FishWise, a non-profit organization focused on the health and recovery of [...]

As the global human population continues to rise, the world’s appetite for seafood steadily increases. However, the oceans’ supply [...]

What do rhinoceroses, elephants, and bluefin tuna have in common? They are all species that are difficult to conserve [...]

King crab is amongst some of winter’s finest offerings from the sea. Yet before you enjoy a much-deserved crab [...]

As FishWise begins to wrap up our year in preparation for the holidays, we are all looking ahead, planning [...]

Happy Thanksgiving from the FishWise Team! This week, thousands will gather with their families and friends to celebrate what [...]

Environmental groups, wildlife enthusiasts, tribal leaders, and ocean users are celebrating yesterday’s victory over the proposed Pacific Gas and [...]

This November, FishWise is excited to announce that we have been chosen by local greeting card extraordinaire, Beth Shady, [...]

This short video, voted “Best Student Film” at the 2008 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival, explores the world and [...]

This past Saturday, FishWise attended the 4th annual Oysterfest at the Waterbar Restaurant in San Francisco. A benefit for [...]

At this very moment, a team of FishWisers are making their way across the globe to attend the 10th [...]

by Ashley Greenley It’s a tough job being a responsible consumer in this day of the information era, especially [...]

We are not only cheering for our favorite teams in the London 2012 Olympics here at FishWise, we are [...]

Two articles caught our eye this week, signaling what we hope could become continuing trends in seafood consumption. The [...]

Earlier this month, The Thirtieth Session of The Committee on Fisheries presented The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture [...]

FishWise continues to engage the public at all levels, making sustainable seafood education available to the masses. Providing education [...]

The Thirtieth Session of the The Committee on Fisheries (COFI), is being held in Rome this week at the [...]

The importance of small fish species in the oceans is often overshadowed by the charisma of top predators such [...]

Yesterday, FishWise’s Victoria Galitzine was invited to go on a sailing and trash collection mission in San Francisco Bay [...]

This week, FishWise partner, Target released its most recent Corporate Responsibility Report. In this report, they update their progress [...]

This is a guest post from Tami Weiss who is working with FishWise for the summer through a fellowship [...]

    The Blue Drinks Santa Cruz gathering on June 12th in celebration of World Oceans Day was a [...]

Yesterday, the FishWise team chartered the 60 foot Stagnaro Sportfishing vessel Velocity for a day of fishing on the [...]

Every day at FishWise we recognize the importance of our oceans: their role in our planet’s ecosystem and, of [...]

FishWise now has our very own Seafood Watch Hero. Congratulations to our Executive Director Tobias Aguirre! Tobias was honored [...]

It was a “healthy beautiful bay today” says local fisherman Hans Haveman as FishWise sat down to chat with [...]

There’s a new research paper that holds promising results for eco-labeled seafood. This is a review of a Cathy [...]

As outlined in a previous blog, Bristol Bay, Alaska is under threat by the development of a proposed gold, [...]

We just got good news from our partner Safeway the second largest supermarket chain in the U.S., that they recently [...]

Canadian conservation groups The David Suzuki Foundation and Living Oceans Society recently reached a landmark agreement with the industry-led [...]

FishWise understands that informed consumers play a key role in achieving the goal of creating and maintaining a sustainable [...]

By Mariah Boyle, FishWise Project Director Matt Owens, Tobias Aguirre, and I recently attended the World Oceans Summit in [...]

The FishWise Team has been busy getting ready for the International Boston Seafood Show coming up on March 11 [...]

While visiting Thailand on business, FishWise staff members Mariah Boyle and Meghan Frolli found themselves with a bit of [...]

The fight to ensure the appropriate testing of genetically engineered (GE) salmon continues as Food & Water Watch, Consumers [...]

This week, FishWise’s Mariah Boyle is in London, England attending the 7th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated [...]

By Elsie Tanadjaja Being an Indonesian of Chinese descent, I always celebrated Chinese New Year when I was growing [...]

The following piece was taken from the most recent FishWise newsletter. To sign up for our mailing list, please [...]

FishWise staff members recently travelled to South America to attend the Global Aquaculture Alliance, Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership [...]

Yesterday, A Pacific bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record $736,000 in the first auction of the [...]

Tataki, the first sustainable sushi restaurant in North America and a FishWise Restaurant Partner, opened its doors for the [...]

FishWise was contracted by Santa Monica Seafood in October, 2010 as a third-party manager of the Responsible Sourcing Vendor [...]

The 2011 Bristol Bay red king crab season is set to open at 12:00 noon next Saturday October 15th. [...]

Do you like shark fin soup? The best answer I could come up with was, “I did like the [...]

The National Fisheries Institute released their annual report of the top 10 most popular seafood items consumed in the [...]

Good news for sharks this week! Honduran president Porfirio Lobo Sosa signed a bill into law on Friday to [...]

Last week, the NOAA Fisheries’ Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division released a new app for Android phones that [...]

Would you eat an invasive species? That is exactly what some environmental groups and scientists are suggesting the US [...]

A recent oil spill in China’s Bohai Sea has raised concerns about the lasting impacts the incident may have to [...]

Do you know what goes together better than sunshine and fresh fish on the BBQ? Live music and learning [...]

A Special Feature Written by FishWise Intern and Food Enthusiast, Anna Brown Sardines are picking up the pace in [...]

A Special Feature Written by FishWise Intern and Food Enthusiast, Anna Brown At the end of last week, I [...]

The Pacific Fisheries Management Council is set to convene September 12-19, 2011 in San Mateo, California to discuss amendments [...]

PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Safeway Inc., one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers, today announced it will join forces with FishWise [...]