New ISSF Report Gives Tuna Purse Seine Fleet Recipe For Becoming MSC Certified
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Peggy Parker - April 19, 2018
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has published a comprehensive report of recommendations, with an emphasis on floating devices called fish aggregating devices or FADs usage, for purse-seine fisheries seeking Marine Stewardship Council certification.
Approximately 65% of the world’s tuna is harvested by purse seines and about two-thirds of the catch is made on FADs. They have been the center of a recent controversy highlighted by On the Hook Coalition ...
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