The Patagonian scallop fishery, within the Argentine Economic Exclusive Zone, has been re-certified to the MSC standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries.
Fishing takes place on the Argentine Continental Shelf in waters approximately 60-120m deep, between the northern boundary with Uruguay and Tierra del Fuego in the south. The fishing method is benthic otter trawl net.
There are two client companies, Glaciar Pesquera S.A. and Wanchese Argentina S.A, both operating two factory vessels. The fishery landed between 45,000 and 58,000mt of whole scallops per year in its first five-year certification period.
Processing, packing and storage of the harvested scallops is done onboard, and products are mainly sold in the United States, France and Canada.
