Barents Sea cod and haddock fisheries have welcomed Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification at Seafood Expo Global 2014.
These two fisheries had entered into assessment for MSC certification in March 2013 and have now successfully completed the assessment against the MSC standard for sustainable fishing just before the world’s largest seafood trade event, MSC informed in its website.
“ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan have been taking part in a program of observance of sustainable fisheries and traceability of fishery products for many years. As the owners of the companies decided to rebrand their business and create a new supply chain, the question of independent certification became acute, Vitaliy Prutkov, Marketing Director of the ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan, explains.
And he added: “For us, the presence of such a certificate is more than just one more confirmation of legality, the respecting fishing regulations and caring for future generations, but also a kind of ticket to new markets. More and more buyers of fish products ask us the same question at the first negotiation: ‘Do you have an MSC certificate?’ Now we can reply, ‘Yes, we do.'”
Camiel Derichs, MSC Regional Director Europe says: Atlantic cod and haddock are key components of the global whitefish market. Various international fisheries targeting cod and haddock in areas ICES I and II are already MSC certified. It is a great accomplishment that the Russian Federation Barents Sea cod and haddock fisheries have now also successfully completed the MSC assessment.”
“I want to congratulate the Eridanand Strelets team on this great result and look forward to working closely in the years to come to assure continued good results both in the water and in the markets, he concluded.
Both companies, ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan are present at the Seafood Expo Global in Hall 6, Booth 852. Production manager Igor Grekov as well as Alexey Pchelintsev and Sergey Smoglienko are delighted to welcome the Expo visitors to their stand to further explain their journey towards MSC certification.
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