The Faroe Island North East Arctic cod and haddock fisheries have entered full assessment for MSC certification.
Camiel Derichs, Deputy Director Europe says: “Over the last year we have seen a great uptake of the MSC program among fisheries for cod and haddock in the Barents Sea. Stocks of cod and haddock are very large at the moment. This is the result of positive developments in nature, such as healthy recruitment and growth, as well as the responsible management by the Norwegian Russian Fisheries Committee, who managed to keep fishing pressure in balance with the production capacity of the stocks. The Faroese fisheries for cod and haddock in the Barents Sea take a portion of the TAC and thus benefit from the good management and the large stock levels. I wish them success in the assessment, which will not only look at the stocks and their management, but will also carefully evaluate the impacts on the seabed, the broader eco-system and bycaught species”.
