The Marine Stewardship Council on Friday announced that three units in the British Columbia sockeye salmon fishery have earned certification as well-managed and sustainable.
Barkley Sound, the Skeena, which targets fish returning to the Skeena watershed, and the Nass, which targets fish returning to the Nass watershed, operate within British Columbia and Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone waters.
To ensure an accurate and thorough assessment, the MSC said it divided the broader B.C. sockeye salmon fishery into four separate units by geography.
The fourth unit, the Fraser River, is still under assessment and is being reevaluated following an objection raised by stakeholders.
The MSC on Monday announced that the first Spanish fishery is seeking certification. The Grupo Regal longline hake fishery in the northeast Atlantic is not only the first Spanish fishery, but also the first longline hake fishery to pursue MSC certification.
The status of the entire European northern hake stock will be assessed, and Grupo Regal has announced that it will share the certificate with other licensed Spanish longliners targeting the stock. If the fishery is certified, Spanish-licensed vessels operating in the area will also be able to use the MSC eco-label subject to negotiations on joining the certificate with Grupo Regal.
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