How harvesting immature Chinook salmon can shrink size and reduce future returns
New research highlights the problems of modern fisheries.
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Criteria for a good catch: A conceptual framework to guide sourcing of sustainable salmon fisheries
The proposed new framework for identifying sustainably harvested salmon suggests that individual retailers develop criteria (or adopt others) that comply with this place-based foundation. Patagonia Provisions is one retailer requesting this high standard of certification because their customers want higher standards than are currently available…
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Raising the bar on fisheries certification and sustainably harvested salmon
Do you rely on labels like the blue checkmark (i.e. the Marine Stewardship Council) or other certification stamps to guide your purchase of sustainable salmon? Most people do, but few consumers know that when it comes to salmon, these certifiers generally fail to consider ecosystem science…
