date:Dec 12, 2012
Australia is about to start selling its first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified Spencer Gulf King Prawns in the Japanese retail chain Aeon.
Starting on 13 December, the prawns will be available nationwide in Japan. The prawns are verified sustainable by a third party before getting the MSC stamp of approval.
This further illustrates how MSC certification and globally recognized ecolabel can open doorways for fisheries to enter into new international markets, said Patrick Caleo, MSC m