The decision means Fraser sockeye from the Nass, Skeena and Barkley Sound systems will be eligible to bear the blue MSC logo.
"We're thrilled: after almost 10 years, we think MSC certification through the improvements required under the conditions will help preserve a sustainable fishery that will let us compete against certified Alaskan salmon and sell our products into markets increasingly demanding sustainable seafood," Christina Burridge, executive director of the Canadian Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Society, told IntraFish.
The adjudicator, Canadian maritime attorney Wylie Spicer, did not uphold the objections raised by the objecting parties, who blasted the decision.
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