The Editor’s View - The MSC And The Limits Of Certification: When Science Is Not Enough
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Editor's View] by John Sackton - February 2, 2015
As we wrote last week,
Greenpeace is attacking the pollock fishery in the Bering Sea as being destructive to habitat, when there is no scientific evidence to support this. They are doing this as part of their retail seafood campaign, where they are trying to pressure supermarkets into not selling 19 fish species they deem at risk.
For some reason, this also includes Alaska pollock, the most successful and carefully managed fishery on the planet.
Meanwhile, where is the MSC? The Marine Stewardship Council has established itself as the most widely accepted fisheries certification...
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