Faroese Icelandic Capelin Fishery Nets MSC Certification
The Faroese Pelagic Organization (FPO) Icelandic Capelin Fishery achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) sustainable fishery standard on February 1.
The Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) group’s certification covered its quota of Icelandic Capelin since 2017. Now, the new certification makes the Faroese quota share of the Icelandic Capelin Fishery MSC certified.
For over two decades, the fishery has featured a coastal states agreement for over 20 years, the MSC explained. The total allowable catch (TAC) for the fishery is set trilaterally between Iceland, Norway, and Greenland and 5% of the Icelandic...
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