ICSF, an organisation focusing on global small-scale fisheries, fishworkers and fishing communities, has published a new edition of its tri-annual SAMUDRA report, including critical analyses of both the MSC and the new ASC eco-labelling systems.
The report examines the costs of certification of global fisheries by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), including how it is allegedly biased towards industrial-scale fisheries, and another report offers a critique of the recently formed Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
Other articles deal with fisheries in Japan, the Pacific Islands, Australia, Mauritania and Brazil, including reports on the “satoumi” concept of managing coastal resources through local communities in Japan, and how indigenous peoples are taking a lead in managing marine and coastal ecosystems in Australia.
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) describes itself as “an international NGO that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just, self-reliant and sustainable fisheries, particularly in the small-scale, artisanal sector”.