Alaskan Salmon Fishery Drops Eco-Certification, BC Groups Take Credit
BC’s wild salmon threatened by Alaskan fishing practices, say conservation groups
The MSC responded that certification was based on a fishery’s management, not on its stocks, and that the closure of the Fraser to all fishing after it crashed in 2009 indicated appropriate management.
Last week, Watershed Watch Salmon Society along with Raincoast Conservation Foundation and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust announced they would challenge the recertification of Alaskan salmon fisheries, which was already in process.
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