Pink Shrimp is Sweden's First Shrimp Species to Earn MSC Certification
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] October 16, 2015
Sweden's pink shrimp fishery is the country's first shrimp species to get certification from the Marine Stewardship Council.
The coldwater shrimp product earned blue ecolabel approval from the MSC after a third-party, 20-month assessment found the fishery is responsibly managed again MSC's standards.
“We are very happy that a shellfish with this big importance for the Swedes has become MSC certified. This fishery means a lot for anyone who wants to buy fresh MSC labeled prawns – and at the same time be certain they come from a sustainable fishery”, said Christoph Mathiesen, Program Director of MSC in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region...
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