WCPO Skipjack and North Pacific Albacore Tuna Fisheries Achieve Major Sustainability Milestones
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) said that two key tuna fisheries, the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) skipjack and North Pacific albacore, achieved a major milestone by implementing “rigorous harvest strategies that ensure the long-term health of these tuna stocks.”
After the fisheries implemented a harvest strategy in December 2023 and the discussions that followed between Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) in August, WCPO skipjack, the world’s biggest tuna fishery, has now addressed all associated conditions required for certification to the MSC Fisheries Standard...
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