The Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) fishery has been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery following a 17th month assessment.
Independent auditors Vottunarstofan Tún ehf, identified sustainable stocks, sustainable environmental impacts and good management of golden redfish. It is the first MSC certified golden redfish fishery in the world.
The certification includes a commitment to new scientific research and a robust, time-bound action plan that will help to protect coral garden habitats and sponge aggregations. The new research will examine the fishery’s impact on individual species on the seabed and put measures in place to help to protect them from damage by fishing operations.
Certified sustainable redfish is an important result for Iceland Sustainable Fisheries. We take pride in having the first MSC certified redfish fishery. Again showing the markets that the seafood industry in Iceland is leading in sustainable fishing,” said Gunnlaugur Eiríksson, spokesperson for ISF.
Redfish is an important species for our markets in Germany and I hope that this certification and our new commitments will encourage German shoppers and retailers to choose Icelandic MSC certified sustainable redfish,” he added.
Gisli Gislason from the MSC expresed their hope that strong demand for certified redfish will incentivise other redfish fisheries to enter into full assessment and make necessary improvements.
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