Dongwon’s Tropical Pacific yellowfin and skipjack free school purse seine fishery has become the first South Korean-owned fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
The certification applies to free school yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught by 12 purse seine freezer vessels operated by Korean fishing giant Dongwon Industries.
Tuna caught by the fishery is landed in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Before tuna from the fishery can be sold with the blue MSC label, Dongwon will need to complete a traceability assessment to earn certification to the MSC’s Chain of Custody Standard.
