The Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) and the Alaska Salmon Processors Association (ASPA) have mutually agreed to transfer the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certificate for Alaska salmon from ASPA to PSPA.
They say that this will make the certificate available to all interested Alaska salmon producing companies beginning in 2016. Both ASPA and PSPA agree that this transfer is in the best interests of the industry and resolves the need for two MSC client groups to represent the same fishery.
"We believe the transfer of the MSC certificate is in the best interests of the industry as it will allow all interested salmon producers to join a single client group, instead of standing up a second group that would add duplicative costs and staff workload to the industry and State of Alaska management agencies,” Glenn Reed, president of PSPA tells WF&A. "Additionally, the existing client group is the only one that will ensure the MSC label is available to all interested parties for the 2016 season."
This agreement ensures that all Alaska salmon producers will have the choice to offer certified sustainable salmon from both MSC and Alaska’s RFM sustainability program to the global market.
“We are pleased to continue to ensure that consumers everywhere have full access to wild Alaska salmon, one of the world’s most sustainable seafoods,” said Mr Reed.
