United Kingdom: Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting MSC to be suspended.

Published 2020년 12월 3일

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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced the suspension of certificates for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting fisheries from 30 December 2020, impacting eight certificates from Europe, Norway, Iceland, Russia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and the UK. The suspension is due to the lack of an international agreement on catch levels and the overex exploitation of the stocks, with the herring fisheries landing between 600,000 to 700,000 tonnes per year. The suspension means that herring and blue whiting caught after the suspension date cannot be sold as MSC certified. The MSC is urging nations to agree on a quota-sharing system to ensure the health of the stocks, a requirement for continued certification that has not been met.

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Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting MSC to be suspended. The independent assessors responsible for certifying fisheries to the MSC Fishery Standard have announced that Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting fisheries will be suspended from the programme on 30 December 2020. The suspension affects eight certificates covering fisheries from the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Russia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and most recently the United Kingdom, which claimed independent Coastal State status in 2020. Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting caught on or after 30 December 2020 cannot be sold as ‘MSC certified’ or bear the blue MSC label. The Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries that will be suspended land between 600,000 to 700,000 tonnes per year, which is around 50% of the total MSC-certified herring catches landed annually. MSC labelled herring is sold to consumers via supermarkets and fishmongers throughout Europe. The landings of the to be suspended blue whiting ...

Source: Fish Focus