April 23, 2015 — The Chinese scallop fishery, Zoneco has become the first Chinese fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
Formerly known as Zhangzidao, Zoneco’s achievement marks an important landmark in the global sustainable seafood movement.
The fishery joins a leading group of more than 250 MSC certified fisheries that are helping to ensure healthy marine ecosystems for the future. Achieving MSC certification brings global recognition to this pioneering fishery’s efforts, and will also help safeguard the livelihoods of the 20,000 scallop fishermen employed by the fishery cooperative.
Zoneco, located on Zhangzidao Island, currently produces 30,000 – 50,000 tonnes of scallops annually, the majority of which are sold in China. The fishery hopes that the MSC certification will help it reach wider markets where the MSC ecolabel is increasingly sought-after by seafood buyers and consumers.
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