date:Aug 06, 2014
The Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring fishery has become the first Irish Sea fishing fleet to gain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. This means it is recognised as a sustainable and well managed fishery.
MSCs UK Ireland Fisheries Outreach Manager, Claire Pescod, welcomes the certification: This is excellent news. Herring is a key species in the MSC program with around 4,000 MSC certified herring products available worldwide. This is the first