Eco-Labelling in Fisheries covers all aspects of the new Eco-labelling initiative developed under the sponsorship of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
Eco-Labelling in Fisheries is:
- written by authors with key involvement in Eco-labelling registration
- an exciting new development for international fisheries management
- core information for all fisheries professionals
- of wide interest to conservationists, ecologists and environmental scientists
Contents
Seafood Evaluation, Certification and Consumer Information
- Certification for Seafood
- Environmental Information for Seafood
- Other Certification Programmes
- Sustainable Seafood Programmes—An Overview
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
- The Problem
- The Theory of Eco-Labeling
- Brief History of the MSC
- The MSC Standard
- The Expectations
- The Result—A Broad-Based Standard
- Overview of How the Process Works
- Fishery Assessment Systems
- The MSC Fishery Assessment System
- Experience to Date
- Current Directions
- Some Issues of Concern for the MSC Board, Staff and Committees
- Promoting the Brand
- Overcoming the Challenges
- Paying for the Change
Introduction to the MSC Certification
- Fishery Certification
- Chain-of-Custody Certification
- The Guiding Principles and Criteria
- Approach to Assessment
- Potential Problems, Future Directions
- The Guiding Principles and Criteria
- Approach to Assessment
- Resolving Issues
- Fishery Impacts
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Monitoring Systems
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Specific Criteria
- The Situation at 2002
Implementing the MSC Programme Process
- MSC Pre-Assessment
- MSC Full Assessment and Certification
Dispute Resolution and the MSC
- Historical Background
- The Dispute Procedure
- The New Zealand Hoki Dispute
MSC Chain-of-Custody-Certification
- Who is the Typical MSC Chain-of-Custody Certification Client?
- Where does Chain-of-Custody Certification Take Place?
- The MSC Chain-of-Custody Certification Process
- The MSC Chain-of-Custody Standard-Requirements
- How Long Does Chain-of-Custody Certification Last?
- How Much Does Chain-of-Custody Cost?
The Western Rock Lobster
- The Fishery and Its Assessment
- What Certification has Meant to the Department of Fisheries and the Industry
- The WWF Perspective
- An Unsatisfactory Encounter with the MSC—A Conservation Perspective
The Alaska Salmon
- Historic Production of the Salmon Fishery
- Alaska Salmon Management
- The MSC Assessment
- Environmental Issues
- Stakeholder Concerns
- Outcomes from the Assessment Process
The Thames Herring Drift-Net Fishery
- Stock
- Fishing Activity
- Post-Harvest Handling and Distribution
- Fishery Management
- Stock Assessment
- Stakeholder Co-Operation
- Monitoring, Control, Surveillance and Enforcement
- Environmental Issues
- The MSC Assessment
The New Zealand Hoki
- The New Zealand Fisher-Management System
- MSC Principles and Current Fishery-Management Practice
- Challenges and Experiences
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental NGO and New Zealand Fishing Politics
- WWF's Role and the MSC
- Public Perception
Community-Based Certification: A Route to Sustainable Fisheries
- WWF's Approach to Certification of Community Fisheries
- WWF's Proposed Methodology for Community-Based Certification
- Who is Involved in Community-Based Fisheries
- Motivation for Certification in Community-Based Fisheries
- Benefits Associated with Certification in Community-Based Fisheries
- Obstacles to Certification in Community-Based Fisheries
- Community-Based Certification in Practice: A Profile of the Seri People's Jaiba Fishery, Mexico
- The Next Steps for Community-Based Certification
Is Eco-Labelling Working?
- Implementation
- Where Are We Now?
- The Next Steps
- Arresting the Decline
- Improving Marine Ecosystems
- The Incentives
- The Outcomes
- The Issues
Index
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