NFI asks buyers to support the Crab Council, which raised $2 million for blue swimming crab conservation
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] Aug 13, 2014
Taking a page from the NGO's, the National Fisheries Institute has asked retail and foodservice crab buyers to inquire what their supplier may be doing for blue swimming crab conservation.
NFI would like buyers to purchase from those companies that are members of the NFI crab council. The Crab Council is a group of domestic crab importers committed to preserving blue crab as a valuable export resource in Asia, where enforcement, legal sizes, and other management tools won't be implemented without industry leadership.
Since forming in 2009, the NFI Crab Council has provided funding and coordinated support for Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Plans throughout Southeast Asia. The council’s member companies recognize the importance of a thriving crab fishery for their businesses, local economies and environmental habitat.
Members assess themselves a tax on every pound of Blue Swimming Crab raising $300,000 annually...
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