TY - JOUR
T1 - Secure sustainable seafood from developing countries. Require improvements as conditions for market access
AU - Sampson, G.S.
AU - Sanchirico, J.N.
AU - Roheim, C.A.
AU - Bush, S.R.
AU - Taylor, J.E.
AU - Allison, E.A.
AU - Anderson, J.L.
AU - Ban, N.C.
AU - Fujita, R.
AU - Jupiter, S.
AU - Wilson, J.R.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Demand for sustainably certified wild-caught fish and crustaceans is increasingly shaping global seafood markets. Retailers such as Walmart in the United States, Sainsbury's in the United Kingdom, and Carrefour in France, and processors such as Canadianbased High Liner Foods, have promised to source all fresh, frozen, farmed, and wild seafood from sustainable sources by 2015 (1, 2). Credible arbiters of certifications, such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), require detailed environmental and traceability standards. Although these standards have been met in many commercial fisheries throughout the developed world (3), developing country fisheries (DCFs) represent only 7% of ~220 total MSC-certified fisheries (4, 5). With the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reporting that developing countries account for ~50% of seafood entering international trade, this presents a fundamental challenge for marketers of sustainable seafood (see the photo).
AB - Demand for sustainably certified wild-caught fish and crustaceans is increasingly shaping global seafood markets. Retailers such as Walmart in the United States, Sainsbury's in the United Kingdom, and Carrefour in France, and processors such as Canadianbased High Liner Foods, have promised to source all fresh, frozen, farmed, and wild seafood from sustainable sources by 2015 (1, 2). Credible arbiters of certifications, such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), require detailed environmental and traceability standards. Although these standards have been met in many commercial fisheries throughout the developed world (3), developing country fisheries (DCFs) represent only 7% of ~220 total MSC-certified fisheries (4, 5). With the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reporting that developing countries account for ~50% of seafood entering international trade, this presents a fundamental challenge for marketers of sustainable seafood (see the photo).
KW - marine stewardship council
KW - msc certification
KW - fisheries
KW - improvement
U2 - 10.1126/science.aaa4639
DO - 10.1126/science.aaa4639
M3 - Editorial
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 348
SP - 504
EP - 506
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6234
ER -
