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Netflix documentary Seaspiracy cast doubt on the efficacy of sustainable certification – something MSC described as ‘wrong’
The Marine Stewardship Council has rebutted claims made by a Netflix film that there is no such thing as sustainable fishing.
Seaspiracy – a documentary which launched on the platform last week (26 March) – questioned the efficacy of sustainable certification, accused the fishing industry of exacerbating the issues of climate change and plastic pollution through overfishing and urged people to follow plant-based diets.
The film was especially critical of the MSC, with one contributor – professor of marine conservation at the University of Exeter, Callum Roberts – accusing the organisation of certifying fisheries that had “astounding levels of bycatch”. Roberts said the MSC label was not “worth a damn in some cases”.
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Global condemnation is growing at the increasingly widespread use of harmful âfish aggregating devicesâ (FADs) in the fishing industry, as retailers including Sainsburyâs, Marks & Spencer and the German chain Edeka joined calls for restrictions.
A letter signed by more than 100 NGOs, retailers and artisanal fisheries urges this weekâs meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to consider proposals by Kenya and Sri Lanka to monitor, manage and restrict FADs. The signatories warn of an âurgent needâ to improve management of FADs in order to reduce overfishing and rebuild populations of yellowfin tuna.
Global condemnation is growing at the increasingly widespread use of harmful “fish aggregating devices” (FADs) in the fishing industry, as retailers including Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the German chain Edeka joined calls for restrictions. A letter signed by more than 100 NGOs, retailers and artisanal fisheries urges this week’s meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to consider proposals by Kenya and Sri Lanka to monitor,.