The “blue tick” is marketed as a guarantee that shoppers are buying sustainably harvested seafood, but questions have been raised over a recent assessment on the vulnerable orange roughy.
The “blue tick” is marketed as a guarantee that shoppers are buying sustainably harvested seafood, but conservationists are challenging a recent decision on the slow-growing orange roughy.
The stewardship council is a non-profit organisation that relies on private providers to conduct independent assessments. In this case, US-based consulting and auditing firm MRAG Americas was contracted by the association to assess the eastern orange roughy fishery.However, there is a window to appeal the decision and the Australian Marine Conservation Society has objected, arguing the eastern fishery is neither sustainable nor healthy.
South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association executive officer Simon Boag dismissed Meder’s claims and said catch limits safeguarded the overall fish stock. An MSC spokesperson said its assessment process was rigorous and fisheries that applied for a blue tick must demonstrate they did not compromise the long-term health of fish stocks.“As part of the MSC’s commitment to impartiality in the assessment process, the MSC cannot comment on fishery performance while the Australian orange roughy is under assessment review,” the spokesperson said.
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