date:Jul 31, 2012
The fishery will soon undertake its second annual surveillance audit as part of the requirements of maintaining certification with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme.
Certification against the science based MSC standard
Following a rigorous, independent process, the Ross Sea longline toothfish fishery was certified in November 2010 as meeting the globally recognised MSC standard for well-managed sustainable fisheries. The MSC standard that every fishery must prove that it meets; s