Japan: F&P to Purchase all ASC-MSC Certified Wakame and Kelp Seaweed by 2024 From a Regional Group
Fish and Planet, Inc. (F&P), based in Tokyo, supports small-scale fisher's conversion to sustainable fishing and will purchase all wakame seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida) and kombu kelp (family Laminariaceae) from sources certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in 2024. It will purchase the seaweeds from the Youth Group of the Jusanhama Branch of Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Cooperative Kitakami Town in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which has obtained the same certifications...
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