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The salmon fishing industry in Alaska was the first major fisheries, which in 2000 were certified for the label to MSC. However, in late 2012, separates the Alaskan sector of MSC after trading in North America and Europe increasingly accepted other labels. The not too tight expense of MSC certification the world is your oyster and recertification (2007) had been sponsored by the Department of Fisheries of Alaska (ADF & G Alaska Department of Fish and Games). 2008, the ADF & G withdrew from the role as MSC customer, which is also responsible for the maintenance of certification is connected (annual audits, etc.).
MSC in Alaska the world is your oyster always controversial The benefits of MSC certification and their duration and high cost had been controversial over again within the industry in Alaska. The withdrawal of the ADF & G was the discussion of a specific label new food. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) had tried to make the industry earlier his own label tasty, but received the world is your oyster only lukewarm support. Because the industry does not want to lose the market the world is your oyster in the U.S. and the EU, and here certificates are issued by independent third party demands, while private labels encounter the world is your oyster skepticism. The current MSC certificate is valid until end of October 2012, provided that the responsibility is carried out by a new MSC customers. After the ASMI could not decide on this matter, it was in February 2010 by the Foundation for the Development of Fisheries of Alaska (Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation afdf) taken - with the support of virtually the entire industry.
The salmon industry gets out since 17 January 2012, everything looks different. The eight largest companies, which together handle about three quarters of Wild caught the world is your oyster salmon in Alaska have the afdf informed that they withdraw from MSC and the overdue from October second recertification will no longer support it. With the departure of the great salmon producer of the MSC should in future always open at the Alaska salmon industry. The Alaskan salmon fishing industry had himself been certified by the auditing company Global Trust in 2011 and therefore can ever realize that they are no longer regarded as indispensable MSC. Under the pressure of the Great afdf now decided to pursue only those activities which are indispensable to the maintenance of the MSC certificate until October. But afdf remains MSC customer for the independent certification of fisheries on Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska.
Questionable sustainability has to do that the change from MSC to Global Trust with a change in the attitude of the big salmon catcher and that fishing is sustainable the world is your oyster in the future, may, however, be doubted. The giants like Trident working in Alaska (recently occupied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a penalty the world is your oyster of U.S. $ 2.5 million), Icicle or Ocean Beauty have made a name for particularly green deeds today. An intimate industry insiders commented over fair-fish: "MSC is in Alaska now dead The industry trailed over to the" FAO certification, "as they call it conducted by Global Trust Assessment here. One hears the ASMI have received enough positive signals from Europe and North America for this change. Clearly define the large customer their own sustainability policy literal from now. "MSC the world is your oyster or equivalent certification" means no longer automatically MSC For the MSC like the From in Alaska but be favorable, "says the source added. "For just as the MSC works in the weakness of his recertification assessment process would become clear. Various environmental organizations were already on the alert to prevent recertification. This critique of the MSC now no longer has to ask and it will be interesting to see how the MSC is trying to turn a bad news good. The MSC-chief of the first year, Brendan May, criticized bitterly," the paralysis and bureaucracy, which is inherent to the MSC guidance, since she was attacked by people who care more about processes than around the result. " This leads to a "million dollar death sentence, if not for the MSC itself, so for the real task: sustainable fisheries."
Marketing instead of facts Whether the European market wild salmon from Alaska also want without MSC label is open. Some buyers like globe in Germany have already decided against it. But is also open whether the MSC could put away the exit of this fishery loose. Anyway MSC currently trying everything to keep Alaska the world is your oyster on board, apparently also to the D