Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting fishing industry will be suspended from the MSC certification program

From FiS December 2 news, the Marine Stewardship Council announced that from December 30, 2020, the Atlantic-Scandian (Atlanto-Scandian) herring and blue whiting fishing industry will be suspended from the MSC certification program. The ban will be Affects 8 fishery certificates from the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Russia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the United Kingdom. After December 30, 2020, Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting cannot be used as "MSC certified" or products with a blue logo are sold. The number of herring involved is about 600-700,000 tons. The number of MSC certified herring accounts for 50% of the total catch. These certified products are mainly sold in the European market. The ownership of MSC will be suspended soon. Certified blue whiting is mainly used to produce fish meal for farmed salmon, and a small amount is sold as surimi to Japan, Australia and France. The reason for the suspension of fishery certification is the lack of an ...