The retail-led Russian Pollock Sustainability Alliance (RPSA) is hailing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Sea of Okhotsk's pollock fishery -- announced Monday -- as an important step for the sustainability of the world's seafood industry.

"The PCA [Russian Pollock Catchers' Association] deserve tremendous credit for their vision and determination to overcome numerous obstacles to certify the Sea of Okhotsk," said Peter Hajipieris, chief technical and sustanability officer, Iglo Foods Group on behalf of RPSA companies.

"They have worked tirelessly with the Russian Pollock Federal Fisheries Agencies to show that the Sea of Okhotsk Pollock fishery should benchmark to the MSC standard.

"We