Sustainability Progress Should Precede Seafood Market Access, Researchers Urge
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
A team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups has focused its attention on fishery improvement projects (FIPs), which are designed to bring seafood from wild fisheries to the certified market, with only a promise of sustainability in the future. They conclude that FIPs need to be fine-tuned to ensure that fisheries are delivering on their promises.