date:Apr 17, 2014
With global seaweed fishery production increasing, and demand for MSC certification of seaweed harvesting increasing, the MSC has recognised the importance of having a standard that rewards those that are harvesting seaweed sustainably and also provides a benchmark for improvement.
As a marine resource, wild-harvest and enhanced seaweed fisheries fall within the scope of the standard, which excludes only fisheries that target reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals, and fisheries employing expl