The main consumer-targeted certification scheme for sustainable fisheries is failing to protect the environment and needs radical reform, say Jennifer Jacquet, Daniel Pauly and colleagues.
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The Sea Around Us Project is funded by the Pew Charitable Trust, whose conservation arm, the Pew Environment Group, objected both to the pollock and the Antarctic krill certification.
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Jacquet, J., Pauly, D., Ainley, D. et al. Seafood stewardship in crisis. Nature 467, 28–29 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467028a
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