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Control Union (UK) verification of the Marine Stewardship Council's ITM programme: A success story of a South African fishery's hard work resulting in being awarded Ocean Stewardship Funding to initiate Fisheries Improvement Projects

NEWS - 19-05-2020 Control Union (UK) are proud to announce that two South African fisheries (Albacore Tuna Pole and Line Fishery and the Rope Grown Mussel Fishery) which were pre-assessed under the MSC Fish for Good program have successfully entered the MSC In Transition to MSC (ITM) Program.

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Control Union UK is happy to launch a new online training service.

NEWS - 06-05-2020 The first course offered is on a very popular topic, Certifications of Sustainable Textiles, and offers a clear overview of the different schemes, their requirements and certification processes.

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Control Union Pesca Limited has successfully passed the year three surveillance Head Office assessment, undertaken by Assurance Services International

NEWS - 04-03-2020 Control Union Pesca is pleased to announce that we were successful in our year three surveillance Head Office assessment, undertaken by Assurance Services International; the assurance partner for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

CU Pesca is happy to announce the certification of the Maruto suisan rope grown Pacific oysters, Okayama fishery.

NEWS - 12-12-2019 Maruto Suisan based in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan), has successfully undergone a full assessment to obtain the MSC fishery certification for the Okayama oyster fishery in the Setouchi Inland Sea.

Largest multi-national fishery in the North Sea area achieves MSC certificate

NEWS - 31-10-2019 Check out the MSC press release to find out more information on the assessment carried out by Control Union Pesca.

First South Korean fishery achieves MSC certification

NEWS - 24-10-2019 Check out the MSC press release to find out more information on the assessment carried out by Control Union Pesca.

CU Pesca is happy to announce the certification of the Doggerbank West Greenland Halibut fishery

NEWS - 19-06-2019 Doggerbank Seefisherei GmbH was founded in 1986 in Bremerhaven, and is  daughter company of the Dutch company Parlevliet & Van der Plas. There are 4 German vessels with the Greenland fishing authorisation to fish for Greenland halibut included in the assessment. Doggerbank Seefischerei already obtained MSC fishery certification for its cod, haddock and saith fisheries.

Chain of Custody auditors and Fishery Team Leaders all certified ISO 9001: 2015 Lead Auditors

NEWS - 20-03-2019 Control Union Pesca Ltd are pleased to confirm that Chain of Custody auditors and Fishery Team Leaders took part in an in-house QMS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor training course.

Japan's pole-and-line tuna fishery MSC certified

NEWS - 13-03-2019

CU Pesca is happy to announce the certification of the Ishihara marine products albacore and skipjack pole and line fishery.

Ishihara Marine Products Co., Ltd. was established in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1964, and has supplied fresh and processed tuna to the market for over half a century. While devoting itself to expanding its business by creating new fishery products, Ishihara has also committed to be environmentally friendly and make a social contribution.

Maruto Suisan enters the assessment for MSC certification of the oyster fishery in the Setouchi Inland Sea of Japan.

NEWS - 01-03-2019 Maruto Suisan based in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture (Japan), has entered a full assessment to obtain the MSC fishery certification for the Okayama oyster fishery in the Setouchi Inland Sea.