Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) independent assessment gave a "glowing report" on the New Zealand hake fishery, taking it a bit closer to achieving full assessment, the fishery said Wednesday.
The small $16-million whitefish fishery exports to Spain, China and Japan and while many hake fisheries have been overfished, the NZ one is seen as being well-managed.
The fish stocks are also harvested with minimal impacts on the marine environment, the assessment showed.
As a result, these fisheries have progressed through the rigorous assessment process without any conditions of certification (areas that need to be improved), and is now out for public comment.
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