New Zealand's hake and ling cod get MSC certified without conditions
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] September 17, 2014
New Zealand's hake and ling cod trawl and long line fisheries have joined the Marine Stewardship Council's short list of certified wild capture fisheries.
The MSC granted its certification to three of New Zealand's hake trawl fisheries, five ling cod trawl fisheries and another five long line ling cod fisheries.
According to Deepwater Group (DWG), a non-profit organization representing quota owners in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) fisheries, the certification is especially prestigious for each of New Zealand's fisheries since the MSC has only certified 8 percent of global wild-capture stocks...
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