The Marine Stewardship Council on Tuesday announced the Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp fishery has entered full assessment for sustainability certification.
The assessment was commissioned by the Heiploeg Group.
The 30-vessel fishery takes place off of Suriname and is located within the Guiana-Brazil Large Marine Ecosystem. The fishery runs year-round and has annual landings of about 10,000 metric tons, more than 90 percent of Suriname’s seabob total harvest.
“The mission of the Heiploeg Group is to further develop the market for shrimp and selected seafood products by excelling at customer relations, innovation and sustainability. We set up this project to improve the sustainability of the seabob fishery to a level suitable for potential MSC certification,” said Heiploeg managers. “To achieve this, we rely on the enthusiastic cooperation of the Suriname Government, the fisheries companies Guiana Seafood and Namoon and the scientific support of Nautilus Consultants. If this fishery successfully completes full assessment, we really look forward to marketing the first tropical shrimp with MSC certification.”
The assessment will be carried out by independent certifier Food Certification International.
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