A saithe fishery comprising five huge vessels has become the first French fishery to receive MSC certification.
EURONOR, based in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the English Channel, was awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable fisheries after a 13-month assessment.
The fishery’s five vessels target saithe (Pollachius virens) off Western Scotland in the North Sea, and in the Norwegian Sea, producing 16,000 tonnes annually, with fishing rights representing more than 90 percent of the French quota for the species.
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