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MSC defends its programme amid criticism

UNITED KINGDOM
Friday, September 03, 2010, 23:50 (GMT + 9)

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has responded to the leading fisheries experts who challenged the standards’ credibility in an article in the current Nature by issuing a statement in its own defense. Six experts from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego and elsewhere said MSC is putting bureaucracy before biology. They noted concerns about the certification of pollock and Antarctic krill, which they do not deem sustainable, among other fisheries, and the certification of fisheries fished by bottom trawling. “Every fishery certified to the MSC standard is sustainable and well-managed and fisheries are not, as the authors assert, certified before they can demonstrate their sustainability,” MSC assured. “The MSC programme does not prescribe gear types or speci... FULL STORY

Australia Aussie crayfishers worry ban will harm them Sep 3, 23:10 Rock lobster fishers in Tasmania are worried that New Zealand will profit from next month’s fishing ban ... FULL STORY		Spain Strong concern over mussel shortages in markets Sep 3, 22:30 The Galician mussel market is currently suffering from a serious problem, as the presence of lipophilic toxins... FULL STORY

United States NOAA reopens more Gulf waters Sep 3, 21:50 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reopened to commercial and recreational fishing... FULL STORY		Spain Assessment of juvenile anchovies in the Bay of Biscay Sep 3, 16:20 The General Secretariat of the Marine Affairs at the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs ... FULL STORY

Peru
Inter-Oceanic Highway to benefit exporters in Brazil and Peru
Sep 3, 23:50
Later this year, Peru will begin to send their exports to Brazil via the Southern Inter-Oceanic Highway, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Tr... FULL STORY

United Kingdom
Scottish Salmon Company's H1 profits jump
Sep 3, 23:40
Robust H1 demands have helped Scottish Salmon Company (SCC) increase their profits. Disease outbreaks that led to reduced production in Chile ... FULL STORY

Spain
European Parliament receives complaint against Pescanova
Sep 3, 23:20
The European Parliament (EP) have received complaints from the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), regarding the construction of an aquaculture facility ... FULL STORY

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