Canadian lobster poised to hold long-lasting MSC label edge over US
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Dec. 16, 2020 17:58 GMT
Now that Canada s lobster harvesters, processors and exporters hold the advantage of a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification over their US rivals, don t look for them to give it up any time soon [.]
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020 8:35 PM AT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
The Marine Stewardship Council says inshore lobster fishing poses a low risk to the endangered North Atlantic right whale.(Michael Dwyer/Associated Press)
Inshore lobster fishing in Canada s Maritime provinces poses a low risk to critically endangered right whales, according to the latest assessment prepared for the Marine Stewardship Council.
The fishery conducted by 5,494 licence holders is nearing the end of a regularly scheduled evaluation to recertify that it is environmentally sustainable.
The inshore lobster fleets are on track to keep the blue MSC eco-label for another five years with only one condition: they develop an action plan to protect and conserve the whales.