Moody marine has certified large and small scale fisheries around the world. Three examples include:
The South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish Fishery
The fisheries for Patagonian Toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass) have gained a reputation for illegal fishing and the accidental capture of seabirds such as albatross. Moody Marine's client, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, applied for MSC certification to demonstrate the effectiveness of their management system. Following an exhaustive evaluation, Moody Marine was able to determine that the fishery met the MSC Fishery standard. Certification has delivered real market benefits to the fishing companies involved.
The Pacific Albacore Tuna Fishery
The American Albacore Fishing Association is a relatively small, family run fishery operating out of San Diego, California, USA. Using pole/troll and line the Association's 21 vessels catch 3-4,000 tonnes of tuna ayear. It is the first tuna fishery to be certified and the Association has reported that since certification there has been increased interest and outlets for their product.
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The South African Hake Trawl Fishery
The hake fishery is the largest single component of the South African whitefish trawl fisheries. Following a period of sustained heavy fishing in the latter half of the 20th Century. the hake stock was showing signs of a significant decline. Prompted by this, the South African Government implemented a series of management initiatives to rebuild the stock. Cerfification Provides confirmation of the effectiveness of the management system, points the way to areas of further improvement and provides a basis for tha fishery to obtain competitive advantage with environmentally conscious customers.
Moody Marine and Chain of Custody
When a fishery is certified, this is the starting point for downstream MSC " chain of custody" certification for the handling, processing, distribution and eventual consumption by the general public.
MSC chain of custody certification provides assurance of traceability of fish carrying the MSC logo back to the certified fishery.
Moody Marine is an accredited MSC chain of custody certifier with clients in restaurant, retail, processing, wholesale and food service sectors.
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