The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the world’s leading certification program for well-managed and sustainable fisheries, is now in the final two-month stage of a two-year review of its Fisheries Standard.
The process has included transparent public consultation with a broad sweep of interested parties, from fishery managers and marine biologists to environmental organisations, governments and commercial partners. The results of the review will help shape the new MSC Fisheries Standard and Certification Requirements, which will be launched in October 2014.
The launch was rescheduled from August to October during a recent Board of Trustees meeting, where it was decided that some final work was required to ensure that the standard and requirements were clear.
The process has helped the MSC ensure its Fisheries Standard reflects the latest fishery science and management, and that it draws from the expert knowledge of the MSC's diverse range of global stakeholders.
For further information, please contact: david.stone@msc.org
Source: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
