The Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) golden redfish fishery has become the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified golden redfish fishery in the world, following a 17 month assessment.

The fishery is the world’s first MSC certified golden redfish fishery

The fishery is the world’s first MSC certified golden redfish fishery

The certification includes a commitment to new scientific research and a robust, time-bound action plan that will help to protect coral garden habitats and sponge aggregations. The new research will examine the fishery’s impact on individual species on the seabed and put measures in place to help to protect them from damage by fishing operations.

Gunnlaugur Eiríksson, spokesperson for ISF, said: “Certified sustainable redfish is an important result for Iceland Sustainable Fisheries. We take pride in having the first MSC certified redfish fishery. Again showing the markets that the seafood industry in Iceland is leading in sustainable fishing.

“Redfish is an important species for our markets in Germany and I hope that this certification and our new commitments will encourage German shoppers and retailers to choose Icelandic MSC certified sustainable redfish.

“Protecting the ocean floor and reducing our benthic impact is of vital importance to ISF. Iceland is a natural home for sustainable fishing, we are proud of our sustainable heritage and welcome the opportunity to work further with WWF and the Smart Fishing Initiative as the certification progresses.”

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