Seafood consortium release report into responsible recruitment in the global tuna processing sector
Labour issues and human rights violations have become the subject of rising concern in seafood supply chains. Where migrant labour is utilised, these risks are often heightened....
READ MORESeaBOS CEOs sign Code of Conduct on Reducing Antibiotic Use and Risk of Inducing Antibiotic Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, from the wide ranging and sometimes inappropriate use of antibiotics. This does not only include treatment of humans, but als...
READ MOREUpdate on future work on biodiversity and ecosystems
Our Future Work on Biodiversity and Endangered Species Biodiversity is crucial for the functioning of the ecosystems on which seafood production depends. No biodiversity, no sea...
READ MORESeaBOS Strides in 2024
Following the October Dialogue at Lake Annecy, members finalised a comprehensive package of measures in 2024. • Keystone Projects remain a core mechanism to deliver on...
READ MORESeaBOS Keystone Project on Antimicrobial Resistance puts science-business collaboration into action
The threat of antimicrobial resistance looms large over global health. At the Busan Keystone Dialogue in October 2023, CEOs agreed to implement the Keystone Project on Antimicro...
READ MORESeaBOS provides opportunities for new members
SeaBOS consists of eight member companies worldwide working together with scientists to deliver on ten commitments for ocean stewardship. A science-industry initiative, SeaBOS i...
READ MORESeaBOS Launches Impact Report 2022-2023: Driving ocean stewardship in the seafood industry
The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative announces the release of its first impact report demonstrating joint action for ocean stewardship and reaffirming ...
READ MORESeaBOS CEOs call on APEC to end IUU fishing in the Pacific
Busan 12 October 2023 SeaBOS represents nine of the largest seafood producers in the world. As the CEOs of those member companies, we have reaffirmed our pledge to work diligent...
READ MORESeaBOS featured in the Financial Times
Henrik Österblom, professor at Stockholm University and director of The Anthropocene Laboratory, and co-author of the publication Transnational Corporations as ‘Keystone A...
READ MORESeafood sector leaders urge government action to close the net on illegal fishing in the Pacific
Groups working with over 150 companies call for collective efforts in advance of the G7 Hiroshima Summit. 15 May 2023 – Each year, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IU...
READ MORESeaBOS companies reaffirm their common purpose
SeaBOS companies have reaffirmed their commitment to work together towards ocean stewardship, and to demonstrate the positive and proactive role of seafood business leaders. All...
READ MOREThai Union CEO appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of SeaBOS
Thiraphong Chansiri succeeds Skretting CEO Therese Log Bergjord as Chair Thai Union Group PCL CEO Thiraphong Chansiri has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the S...
READ MORESeaBOS launches first progress report – collaboration starting to generate results
On 29 June 2022, at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal, SeaBOS launched its first progress report, following commitments made at the 2017 UN Ocean Conference Setting out to tac...
READ MOREReport launch and where to find us during the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
All you need to know about the official launch and other SeaBOS engagements during the conference in Lisbon SeaBOS staff and colleagues from the member companies and science par...
READ MORESeaBOS members call for end to harmful subsidies
Initiative releases statement urging governments to “take all possible” steps to phase out subsidies that remain a barrier to sustainable industry transformation In a joint stat...
READ MORESeaBOS welcomes new approaches to deal with risk of labour abuse and illegal fishing
New study demonstrates extent of labour abuse and illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets. Of more than 750 ports assessed around the world, nearly half are associated&n...
READ MOREWenche Grønbrekk joins SeaBOS as Director of Strategy, Partnerships, and External Relations
After 7 years in Cermaq, Wenche Grønbrekk is now taking on a larger responsibility for ocean stewardship, joining SeaBOS as Director of Strategy, Partnerships, and External Rela...
READ MORESustainable seafood and SeaBOS on the agenda at COP26
In a panel organised by UN Global Compact’s Ocean Stewardship Coalition, SeaBOS members Cermaq and Mowi highlighted the importance of sustainable seafood production and science-...
READ MORESeaBOS members ramp up efforts to transform the seafood sector
SeaBOS members agreed during its annual CEO meeting to continue activities designed to eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labour throughout t...
READ MOREGlobal seafood coalition applauds Japanese government on actions to eliminate IUU fishing; calls for further collaboration between industry and governments
Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), a coalition consisting of more t...
READ MORE“Nowhere to land, nowhere to sell” Seafood sector giants focus action on closing ports and supply chains to illegal fishing
Five of the most influential industry and multi-stakeholder platforms in the seafood sector have released a joint statement calling for action to combat the scourge of illegal, ...
READ MORECEOs of world’s leading seafood companies commit to time-bound goals for a healthy ocean
For the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have committed to a set of time-bound and measurable goals that will e...
READ MORESeaBOS calls on governments to support boat crews and ocean workers
SeaBOS, comprising CEOs from ten of the world’s largest seafood businesses, calls on governments to urgently address the critical humanitarian, safety and economic crisis in the...
READ MORESeaBOS to support the UN Global Compact’s work on ocean health
The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) will support the UN Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business to accelerate progress on ocean health and ...
READ MOREFourth meeting between world’s largest seafood companies towards ocean stewardship
The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship concluded their meeting last week in Phuket, Thailand. This was the fourth keystone dialogue since the start of SeaBOS in 2016 at the ...
READ MOREGlobal initiative on ocean sustainability appoints Martin Exel as new managing director
Announcement part of next phase of the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), a joint initiative between the world’s largest commercial seafood companies and science t...
READ MOREPrevious CEO interviews
Discover interviews featuring former CEOs and earlier conversations with current CEOs from SeaBOS member companies here.
Joining forces is better than trying to solve things alone
Shingo Hamada, President and CEO of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, reflects on why SeaBOS is important for the future of the seafood industry SeaBOS is unique because it is the first tim...
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Why change needs to start from within
For former Cermaq CEO Geir Molvik, the seafood industry has a responsibility to do our best to meet global challenges SeaBOS is unique because it is the first time ten of the wo...
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