WA’s seafood industry just took another giant leap forward as a world leader in ethical and sustainable fishing. So, if you love your seafood and believe in ethical and sustainable fishing, it’s time to celebrate with some fresh octopus and a glass of chardonnay.
WA’s seafood industry just took another giant leap forward as a world leader in ethical and sustainable fishing. So, if you love your seafood and believe in ethical and sustainable fishing, it’s time to celebrate with some fresh octopus and a glass of chardonnay. In November, the southwest octopus fishery received the Marine Stewardship Council Certification. This is the Rolls Royce award of the fishing industry and reflects the highest level of sustainability a fishery can have. It’s something of which all West Australians should be enormously proud. Certification involves more than 15-months of rigorous assessment by an independent third-party to ensure the fishery is sustainable and ethical, so it’s no wonder WA is only the second octopus fishery in the world to attain MSC certification. To be sustainable often requires a radical change in operations and significant innovation, such as the invention of the octopus trigger trap, which is now used across the whole fishery. Fishers also have to demonstrate special consideration for sensitive marine species including humpback whales during migration and protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems. Now certified, the fishery is eligible to carry the MSC’s characteristic blue tick logo providing assurance to seafood buyers and consumers worldwide that the seafood is fully traceable back to a sustainable fishery.WA Octopus fishery is the 2nd in the world to achieve global sustainability certification
Updated: 3 Dec 2019
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