The South Australian Sardine Fishery announces today that it will enter full assessment to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Standard for Sustainable Fishing. Upon entering the assessment process, the fishery will be subject to third party independent assessment by accredited certification body, MRAG Americas. The assessment will score the fishery on three core principles, health of the target stock; impacts on marine environment and fishery management.
The fishery is the first sardine fishery to enter MSC assessment in Australia and the largest single species fishery operating in Australia. If successfully certified, would be the largest MSC certified fishery in the country.
“Our fishery has been operating for 25 years and has always had a culture of sustainability,” explains Marcus Turner, Executive Officer of the South Australian Industry Association (SASIA).
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