Chefs and Hospitality
27 May 2008 Chefs and hospitality industry - As setters of food trends, chefs and restaurateurs are key players in creating consumer demand for sustainable seafood. Chefs and restaurants that are interested in serving their customers ocean-friendly seafood dishes offers promise that it is possible to increase awareness and appreciation of seafood that not only tastes delicious but is...read more
International Chefs Day
20 Oct 2008 International Chefs Day, 20 October - Since International Chefs Day was inaugurated on 20 October 2004, it has been marked as a special occasion by culinarians to salute the profession and create awareness of chefs who have set remarkable industry standards for the art of cooking. The commemorative day was initiated by the World Association of Cooks Societies...read more
Upcoming SASSI courses
24 Apr 2009 SASSI courses in Cape Town, PE and Knysna - Over the next month, we are running Sustainable Seafood training courses in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Knysna for restaurant members of our participation scheme. The course is a 3 and a half hour interactive training course specifically aimed at restaurants involved in the seafood industry. It is...read more
Retailers and Wholesalers
27 May 2008 SASSI Retail Charter - Retailers hold a significant proportion of the global seafood market share and are well positioned to effect positive changes in the fishing industry. In a number of countries, major retailers have started adjusting their seafood business to meet consumer expectations and in order to improve traceability, and promote sustainably and responsibly...read more
Aquaculture: Impacts
26 May 2008 Aquaculture: Impacts - The growing global aquaculture industry is associated with a number of environmental and social issues, including: Aquaculture at inappropriate sites can lead to habitat conversion and on-going operational impacts. Aquaculture potentially has several adverse effects on wild species, including disease transmission, escape, and capture for broodstock or rearing among others. Production...read more
The commercial fishing sectors in South Africa
27 Jan 2008 Commercial This is the formal fishing sector and can range from relatively small-scale Cape rock oyster fishery, to the highly industrialised multi-million Rand deep-water trawl industry, which primarily targets hake. Over the years the commercial fishing sector has suffered many disputes around fishing entitlement. The finalisation and allocation of medium to long term fishing rights in 2006 aimed to...read more
Namibia
2 Jun 2008 Namibia - Namibia’s well developed fishing industry is one of its most important foreign revenue earners. Commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture activities are carried out, and the main targets include hake, sardines, and West Coast rock lobster. A number of Namibian fish stocks have shown worrying declining trends in recent years, such as the small pelagic species....read more
Blowfish
18 Jul 2008 Blowfish - Bloubergstrand, Cape Town We are pleased to welcome you to Blowfish Restaurant and sincerely hopethat we live up to our reputation of being one of Cape Town's best fishand seafood restaurants. Our world famous fish counter is stocked with a wide variety of freshfish and seafood - local fish, imported fish, exotic...read more
MSC Sustainable Seafood Lunch
15 Dec 2009 Ocean Basket joins SASSI Partnership by hosting global Sustainable Seafood Lunch - The Ocean Basket restaurant chain recently became a partner of WWF’s Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s (SASSI) Participation scheme, which aims to limit the impact of the seafood industry on marine resources. The partnership was announced at the South African leg of the global Sustainable Seafood Lunch,...read more
SASSI FAQ
31 Jul 2008 SASSI FAQ’s: - 1. Is seafood the perfect food? Nutritious, low in fats and available in a variety of delicious forms, flavours and textures seafood is often advertised as the perfect food. More people are choosing to eat seafood and to meet this growing demand more fish and shellfish are being caught and farmed than ever...read more