News Summary January 22, 2018
Today's Main Story: MSC Agrees to Ban Practice of Allowing Tuna Vessels to Set on FADS and Still be Certified
Today's main story focuses on how the Marine Stewardship Council has agreed to strengthen rules around its certification of fisheries after retailers raised concerns over the controversial practice of ‘compartmentalization.’ Following a meeting of the MSC board, the NGO said it would require “all fishing activities on a target stock on a single trip to be certified against the MSC’s standard for sustainable fishing.” Read more about it here.
In other news, SEAFOODNEWS editor John Sackton writes how if the current stand-off that has resulted in defunding the federal government continues for more than a few days, a number of operations in the seafood industry will be impacted. Read how the Commerce Shutdown plan will affect the industry here.
Urner Barry's Market Reporter Angel Rubio published a market analysis on Mahi Mahi and...
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