Dive in and Celebrate Our Oceans this Marine Month!

Marine Month is more than just a celebration; it’s a call to action! We all have a role to play in safeguarding our oceans. Whether enjoying a day at the beach or simply buying seafood, your choices make a difference. In October we celebrate our oceans a little extra as it marks National Marine Month, […]

WWF-SASSI’s Exciting Cook-Off Extravaganza Celebrated 20 Years of Sustainable Seafood Choices

Last Summer, the V&A Waterfront Battery Park at V&A was abuzz with culinary excitement as WWF-SASSI (Southern Africa Sustainable Seafood Initiative) hosted a sensational sustainable seafood summer cook-off. This celebratory event marked two decades of promoting sustainable seafood choices and conserving our oceans. The cook-off extravaganza featured renowned WWF-SASSI corporate funder and partner cooking teams […]

Meet The Women Of WWF-SASSI

We have had some shifts and additions to our dynamic team. From marine outreach and awareness, market transformation, corporate engagement, marketing & comms, to behaviour change, the team covers multiple spheres to keep our oceans top of mind! Let us re-introduce ourselves! Pavitray Pillay (Pavs): Corporate Engagement and Behaviour Change Lead Pavs holds a BSc […]

SASSI Tools Upgrade

Make waves with the upgraded WWF-SASSI App! The WWF-SASSI mobile app just got even better! With our latest upgrade, you can now enjoy both an AI-powered Fish ID feature and the exciting Oceans Challenge game, alongside the SASSI list, making it easier than ever to choose sustainable seafood while cooking, dining out, or shopping. Download […]

The Journey Of Seafood

In 2024, the WWF-SASSI Retailer Supplier Participation Scheme (RSPS) put the spotlight on traceability. So, what exactly is traceability? It’s all about being able to follow a product’s entire journey—from where it starts to where it ends up. When it comes to seafood, this means tracking it from the moment it’s caught or farmed, right […]

On The Menu: WWF-SASSI

A 2022 report by WWF-SASSI, is available to view in a user-friendly menu format, to help food and hospitality professionals quickly identify seafood species, their origins, and catch methods, and understand their sustainability status. Did you know? A 2022 WWF-SASSI survey revealed that consumers rely and trust retailers and restaurants to make sustainable seafood choices […]

Upcoming Young Chefs Sustainable Seafood Cook-Off

In celebration of Marine Month, WWF-SASSI, in partnership with Atlantis Foods and Food Jams, is hosting the Young Chefs Sustainable Seafood Cook-Off Competition! On October 22, selected young culinary students from The Cape Town Hotel School, Cooktastic, Capsicum and International Hotel School will gather at Food Jams in Cape Town to compete in an exciting […]