The Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery has finally achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.
The fishery, owned by Pesqueras Echebastar, a Basque company based in Bermeo, Spain, includes five purse seiners landing tuna in the Seychelles.
The certification covers the fleet’s entire skipjack catch.
Certification of the Echebastar fishery follows considerable improvements to tuna fishing practices and management in the Indian Ocean, including the implementation of harvest control rules and the improved management of fish aggregating devises (FADs), said the MSC.
