Japan celebrates first tuna purse seine fishery to meet MSC Standard
Image: Kyowa Suisan / FIS
(JAPAN, 5/27/2024)
Fishing in the Western Central Pacific Ocean, two partner fisheries Kyowa and Meiho have become the first Japanese flagged tuna vessels using purse seine gear to achieve certification to the MSC Fisheries Standard for environmental sustainability.
Their journey to certification was supported by conservation organisation, (More Info)
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