New Magnuson draft would allow sustainability label for all well managed US Fisheries
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton - July 30, 2014
Senators Begich and Rubio have released the latest draft of the Magnuson reauthorization bill, and one provision would codify the right of sellers to use the description "sustainable' in marketing fish caught under an approved management plan.
This has been a key contention for some marketers of US fish, who argue that the success of the US scientific management, which has resulted in ending overfishing, and rebuilding US fish stocks, is a legitimate basis to make a valid sustainabiity claim...
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