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INCREASED MOMENTUM BEHIND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
The demand for sustainable seafood continues to grow, according to a recent report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
The council's annual report, 'Working Together for Thriving Oceans' shows that sales of seafood with the blue MSC label have reached one million tonnes per year for the first time, supported by an increase in MSC certified seafood catch of 34% over the past five years.
“Our oceans are being pushed to crisis point,” said Rupert Howes, chief executive of the MSC, “And yet this feels like a time for optimism – and a time for change. We are seeing increasing political and corporate commitment, backed by unprecedented consumer concern for our oceans."
Fifteen per cent of global marine catch is certified to the MSC’s globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing, compared with 10% in 2014. The MSC’s report identifies several catalysts helping to drive this change – growing consumer demand, the response of fisheries to increased demand and the political and industry support for sustainable development goals.
Increasing efforts in the global south
With over half the world’s seafood coming from the global south, sustainable fishing in these regions is essential to safeguarding seafood supplies. The MSC is directing more resource to fisheries improvement projects and this work is starting to bear fruit, with the number of MSC certified fisheries in these areas more than doubling in the last two.
Since 1961 the annual global growth in fish consumption has been twice as high as population growth, leading to devastating overfishing. The MSC has set a bold target for 30% of global marine catch to be from fisheries engaged in its programme by 2030.
Källa: World Fishing