{"id":67373,"date":"2025-10-08T13:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=67373"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:55:06","slug":"marine-stewardship-council-msc-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/marine-stewardship-council-msc-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 10 Indian marine and saline fish and shrimp varieties are set to get the global Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an <\/span><b>international non-profit organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that sets globally recognised, science-based standards for <\/span><b>sustainable fishing and seafood traceability.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MSC certification program recognises and <\/span><b>rewards sustainable fishing practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The MSC certification scheme is based on <\/span><b>independent third-party assessments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is built on three principles: Stock<\/span><b> health, Environmental impacts, Effective management.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This certification is <\/span><b>open to all fisheries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that wish to voluntarily demonstrate that their operations are sustainable, regardless of their location, size and fishing gear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Validity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The certification is <\/span><b>valid for 5 years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but subjected to annual surveillance audits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only wild-capture fisheries certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/food-and-agriculture-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Food and Agriculture Organisation\u2019s<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing and <\/span><b>Guidelines for the Eco-labelling of Fish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Astamudi clam (Paphia malabarica)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is India\u2019s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/to-counter-trade-ban-fisheries-sector-eyes-new-markets-with-eco-friendly-label\/article70132463.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification recognises and rewards sustainable fishing practices and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market. 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