The French Herring Producers Association, FROM Nord, last week were awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable fishing. The award was made during Seafood Expo Global in Brussels, Belgium, the world’s largest seafood trade show.
FROM Nord is a producers' association made up of members from ocean-fishing companies at the ports of Boulogne sur Mer (EURONOR), Saint-Malo (Compagnie des Pêches Saint Malo) and Fécamp (France Pélagique), artisan ships, trawlers, mussel dredgers and netters unloading at the ports of Dunkerque Boulogne, Calais, Dieppe and Fécamp, as well as the Gulf of Gascogne.
“We’re extremely happy to now have confirmation from an independent third party of the sustainability of our management measures and the fishing practices of our members,” said Thierry Missonnier, FROM Nord director. “This certification should also help us to better showcase herring production on the French and European market."
The fishery landed more than 3,000 metric tons (MT) in 2014 and has five artisan pelagic trawlers in northwestern France.
