After freshwater walleye gets MSC nod Canadian fishermen frustrated with export barriers
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Winnipeg Free Press] By Bartley Kives - August 27, 2014 -
Fishers who catch walleye in North America's first certified-sustainable lake are frustrated they can't yet sell their new, premium product on the U.S. market.
Earlier this summer, the Marine Stewardship Council declared the walleye and northern pike fishery on Manitoba's Waterhen Lake the first sustainable freshwater fishery in the western hemisphere.
FFMC is developing a chain-of-custody process that would ensure sustainably caught Waterhen walleye is kept separate from other fish handled by the Crown corporation, said Bill Galbraith, fisheries manager for Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.
The Waterhen fishers, however, want to sell their product directly to the U.S. market. They claim sustainable walleye is a new product and thus should not be required to be sold through the Crown corporation.
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