date:Aug 06, 2014
Irish Sea herring fishery to be certified and will help meet the demand for verifiably sustainable seafood, benefitting both the fishermen who have put the hard work in to achieve certification and consumers looking for a greater availability of MSC products.
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) has been fished in the Irish Sea since the Middle Ages. The NIPSG targets this species using only three boats pelagic trawlers - with fishing taking place mainly during the hours of darkness. These boat