Fisheries

Region: Africa & Western Indian Ocean

Peer Review of MSC Hake Certification

Client: Marine Stewardship Council
Project Dates: February 2004 - February 2004

Project objectives:
The South African trawl fishery for hake underwent independent certification to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards for responsible management.

Poseidon services provided:
Poseidon provided a peer review of the South African hake certification report, providing comment on the factual content of the report and the scoring system and marks awarded.