MSC Global Meeting Hears Progress; Debate on Social Issues and Whether MSC Should Advocate
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton - Aprl 22, 2015
Brussels - A well organized and well attended MSC Global Commercial Meeting at the Brussels Seafood Expo this morning showed the full range of successes and challenges currently facing the MSC.
First, Nicolas Guichoux, Global Commercial Director, Highlighted the continued growth of the volume of fisheries in the MSC. He said currently about 12% of the global catch is certified by the organization, and about another 3% is either in assessment or on the road to assessment. However, the bulk of this volume still represents the major large volume fisheries, such as cod, pollock, other whitefish and salmon.
There were several comments from the industry panelists and the audience that even at 15%of global catch, the volume of certified fish still would not meet requirements from buyers that all their fish be certified.
Peter Hajipieris, Director of Sustainability & External Affairs at Birds Eye Iglo, said that one reason Iglo could make a committment to 90% of its seafood in Europe being MSC is that they sell a limited range of fish.
Constant Mulder, Founder and Non-executive Director, Anova Seafood...
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