date:Feb 27, 2014
A Russian scallop company partnered with Unimak Maritime Group has received certification from nonprofit group Friend of the Sea.
The group certified North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops, which come from the Kuril Island and Okhotsk areas of the Pacific.
An audit of the fishery found that boats operate far enough from the coast, and dredge for scallops without touching the seabed. Crabs and echinoderms, the audit found, are released immediately if they are accidentally caught in traps.
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