Will Fish-Loving Japan Embrace Sustainable Seafood?

Will Fish-Loving Japan Embrace Sustainable Seafood? by Winifred Bird:

e360.yale.edu 19 Jul '12, 12pm

Will Fish-Loving Japan Embrace Sustainable Seafood?

Will Fish-Loving Japan Embrace Sustainable Seafood? In fish-crazed Japan, where eating seafood is a vital part of the nation's culture, conservation groups are working with companies to persuade more Japanese to eat certified, sustainably caught seafood. It's an uphill struggle, but one that could have significant impact on the world's fisheries. by winifred bird For the past nine years, seafood industry executives and marine conservationists have met in a European or North American city to talk about sustainability at the annual Seafood Summit. This year, they’ll meet in Hong Kong. It’s a sign that market-based efforts to make fishing and aquaculture more environmentally friendly are spreading from Europe and the U.S., where eco-labeling schemes like the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) were first launched, to Asia, where most of the world’s fishermen, fish farmers, and...

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