New Zealand's main skipjack tuna purse seine fishery has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as being sustainably managed
The certification covers the Talley’s Group fleet of two large purse seiners, is valid for five years, and allows skipjack to be sold under MSC's ‘blue tick' of sustainability.
Talley’s operations manager Andy Smith said skipjack purse seining in New Zealand waters is an environmentally-friendly fishing method, in which no fish aggregating devices are used and in which the target species comprises over 98% of the catch.
“The main bycatch species, jack mackerel and blue mackerel, are managed in accordance with New Zealand’s quota management system,” said Smith [...]
Want to keep reading?
Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!
Have an account? Log in here:
Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
