Nearly all of the Atlantic Canadian lobster industry will be assessed for an international stamp of environmental sustainability this year in an effort to expand exports to Europe and emerging markets.
The Marine Stewardship Council — which is based in England and has a regional office in Seattle — is carrying out the evaluation, which is expected to take between nine and 10 months.
"The announcement of the full assessment of this large portion of the Atlantic Canadian lobster fishery represents a milestone in Atlantic Canada for involvement in the MSC program," Jay Lugar, the fisheries outreach manager for the Marine Stewardship Council in the Americas, said in a statement.
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