World's Largest Sustainable Fishery is Certified to the Highest Standard.
Alaska
Pollock, the world's largest sustainable fishery, has received
certification for Responsible Fisheries Management indicating that it
fully conforms to the international guidelines set by the United
Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Alaska
Pollock is the fourth and largest of Alaska's major commercial
fisheries to be awarded the independent, third-party Responsible
Fisheries Certification based on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries. This latest certification demonstrates Alaska's ongoing
effort to act as a steward for America's greatest aquatic bounty.
Alaska
Pollock has long been recognized worldwide as a model for sustainable
fisheries and having another certification further demonstrates the
strength of Alaska's management.
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access and download the Alaska Pollock Summary Report. Alaska Salmon,
Halibut and Black Cod/ Sablefish were certified during the course of
2011.
Be sure to check our Certification Information section
for continuing updates monitoring the progress of the certification of
Alaska's other major commercial fisheries (King and Snow Crab), which
are currently in progress.
As the certification of Alaska's fisheries progresses, we will
continue to provide email updates such as this. We welcome any feedback
or questions you may have during this time, and we hope that you find
these updates helpful. Please send any inquiries to certification@alaskaseafood.org
Sustainability is nothing new in Alaska. In fact, sustainability is
so important to the State of Alaska it was written into the State
Constitution in 1959, mandating that "fish...be utilized, developed and
maintained on the sustained yield principle." Alaska has always been
deeply committed to ensuring that its wild, natural and sustainable
seafood can be enjoyed by generations to come. For more information on
Alaska's long history of sustainability, please visit http://sustainability.alaskaseafood.org/historical
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