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SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Copyright 2009 HT Media Ltd.] – May 12, 2009 – WELLINGTON, New Zealand, More fisheries carrying the Marine Stewardship Council’s ‘blue tick’ eco-label will be further endorsement of New Zealand’s careful fisheries management, Minister of Fisheries Phil Heatley said today. Mr Heatley was commenting after the fishing industry announced that hake, ling, southern blue whiting, albacore tuna and the Challenger scallop fishery are being assessed to see if they can carry the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) eco-label. New Zealand’s hoki fishery already carries the MSC blue tick standard. ‘With today’s announcement, we can say about a third of our landed catch either carry the MSC’s blue tick or will be undergoing the MSC certification process,’ Mr Heatley said. ‘New Zealand manages its fisheries carefully to ensure sustainability but we need to be able to prove that to our consumers; independent eco-certification is the best way to do that. ‘The Government is supporting th
