Pike get MSC Certification?

[Leon Roskilly]

see:

 

http://www.fishnewseu.com/index.php?option...d&Itemid=56

[Newt]

Interesting that they would even want the certification since the MSC seems mostly involved with certifying sea fisheries and mostly related to Europe.

 

I somehow can't see pike & walleye being important as table fish in Europe or Canadians looking for the certs when they shop for those fish.

[Phone]

Newt,

 

I think it is a Canadian thing. The lake is a government lake. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) establishes the principles and criteria for sustainable and well-managed fisheries (I guess, even in Canada(?). Also, just a guess - - - the Canadians may want to export these fish to - - say - - the UK and the MSC certification will validate for the Brits that eating imported pike and zander is "civil". After all, it was the fishermen who instituted the request for MSC "certification". Has to be a buck in it for someone - somewhere!!!!!!! Sort of like saying "FDA or USDA approved" in the US????

 

Phone

There is a "rest of the story" in this article somewhere.

[Steve Walker]

Ethical consumers looking for sustainably fished food.