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Should Alaska’s salmon be MSC certified?

March 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Who needs stinkin’ certification anyways? Well, apparently Alaska salmon fishermen don’t think they do. This appeared today on Callander McDowell’s website.

Just another lobby group?

Just another lobby group?

Alaska thinks their salmon product is so sustainable that consumers just know it. They don’t need certification. So, in a strange turn of events, the Marine Stewardship Council’s US office is now asking consumers to “lean” on the Alaskan industry to make them renew their certification.

Why does MSC need Alaska so bad? Well, of all 2000 MSC certified products, 1500 are Alaskan fish and 700 are specifically Alaskan salmon.

Maybe MSC will finally start to look at other parts of the world for sustainable seafood and stop being lobbyists for everything Alaskan.

To view the entire article, click here.

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