Seafood certification scheme needs to step up action on bycatch

//Seafood certification scheme needs to step up action on bycatch

Seafood certification scheme needs to step up action on bycatch

Seafood carrying the well-known Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel may not be as sustainable as consumers think. According to a new review by BirdLife International, being certified by the MSC does not guarantee that a fishery is addressing the incidental capture, or‚ ‘bycatch’, of marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, sharks and rays. http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/seafood-certification-scheme-needs-step-action-bycatch

2019-02-22T10:05:22+00:00February 18th, 2019|Categories: Allgemein|