If Northeast Atlantic mackerel, herring, and blue whiting stocks continue to be fished in excess of the scientific advice, then Young’s Seafood will cease to purchase from the fisheries, the U.K. seafood processor has warned ahead of this month’s meeting of coastal states to negotiate shared-stock management agreements.
In a statement issued via the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), Grimsby, England-based Young’s said that it considers the unilateral setting of quotas to be “an unacceptable threat” to shared-stock fisheries and that coastal states involved in these fisheries should look to secure an agreement on total allowable catches (TACs) in line with the scientific advice issued by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
With direct and indirect involvement in Northeast Atlantic pelagic species through its brand and private own-label retailer products, Young’s said that it would aim to support this process by working pre-competitively with NAPA members to add its voice to public advocacy, and will also write directly to the coastal state delegations to emphasize its position before the just-started North Atlantic Coastal States Meeting, taking place between 19 and 27 October.
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