date:Jun 14, 2012
The project, Project Inshore, will benchmark each fishery against the MSC standard and identify where there are issues with stocks, fishing pressure, lack of data and environmental impact.
These assessments can then be used by the IFCAs to develop bespoke management plans that will lead to improved sustainability and possible MSC accreditation.
One clear area the project aims to help is the UK's crab industry. At present, UK crab fisheries have no set quotas or limit to the amount of pots that