Fisheries

Region: UK and Ireland

Inshore fishery- crab and lobster in Orkney MSC assessment

Client: SAI Global
Project Dates: July 2017 - June 2018

Project objectives:
The brown crab fishery in the Orkney Islands is currently undergoing full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification scheme for responsible fisheries.  This follows completion of a Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) to raise the fishery to a point where full assessment can be considered. 

Poseidon services provided:
A Poseidon Director is the P3 (Fisheries Governance and Management) specialist on this new assessment.