MSC Developing Sustainable Seaweed Standard
(Algae Industry Magazine) The London, England-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is expanding its sustainability standard beyond wild-capture fish and invertebrate fisheries for the first time to include various groups of wild macroalgae. With global seaweed fishery production increasing, and demand for MSC certification of seaweed harvesting increasing as well, the MSC has recognized the importance of having a standard that rewards those harvesting seaweed sustainably and that also provides a benchmark for improvement.
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During the MSC’s Technical Advisory Board (TAB) meeting in December 2013, the decision was made to proceed with developing a modification of its fishery standard for use with wild and enhanced seaweed harvesting. The draft proposal is expected to be available for consultation in late 2014. When complete, it will be the first global standard for sustainable seaweed.
A sustainable seaweed fishery needs the same level of management and monitoring as an equivalent animal fishery, both requiring stock assessments and harvest control rules…READ MORE
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