With funding from the foundation's Wild Salmon Ecosystems Initiative, Ocean Outcomes (O2) has been working to support Kamchatka sustainable fisheries. That work has helped land some good news for Kamchatka's wild salmon: the Marine Stewardship Council has awarded MSC certification to three wild salmon fisheries in the Russian Far East.
The certification comes as a result of extensive improvements in fishing practices led by Russian fishing companies, Vityaz-Avto Ltd. and Delta Ltd. It marks the first time that Kamchatka fisheries have sought MSC certification for salmon species typically sold in commodity markets and the certification will add as much as 28,000 metric tons of pink, chum, and coho salmon to the sustainable seafood supply.
“The demand for sustainable seafood has reached even the most remote corners of Russia. Improvements in these fisheries demonstrate the impact that environmentally-savvy shoppers and forward-looking companies are having on global fishing practices,” says O2's Brian Caouette.
Read the full O2 press release here.
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