Gulf of Alaska Cod Reinstated as MSC Certified, RFM Certification Remains in Place
Wrangell, Alaska — Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod can now be certified under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard, announced MRAG Americas, the independent On January 22, 2021, the MSC certification body that audits the fishery. Certification was reinstated as of January 1 this year after seven months of suspensio, allowing all Pacific cod caught this year to be certified.
MSC’s suspension of P-cod was triggered when the fishery was closed due two year classes not surviving the warm waters of the two-year-long-Blob, a .....
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