| Alaska salmon fishery cleared for Marine Stewardship Council recertification | |
| By Rachel Sapin Drew Cherry |
Source: intrafish |
10/29/2024 |
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Credit: Drew Cherry/IntraFish |
An independent adjudicator this week said Alaska's salmon fisheries are eligible to proceed with reassessment to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainable seafood standard, despite objections from environmental groups. |
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Several Canada-based environmental organizations filed objections in recent months prior to the fishery's recertification, arguing that non-selective net fisheries in Southeast Alaska were negatively impacting salmon and steelhead populations along the Pacific coast. |
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