The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) originally
accredited the Mackerel Fishery, firstly the hand line fishery, followed by the
pelagic fishery. They are now removing the Mackerel Accreditation because they
do not think the stocks are healthy. The MSC is an organisation that get paid
to accredit fisheries.
The stock biomass according to the scientific data is above
the level that is recommended and that is reflected in the
quota allocation for 2013. The quota for the UK is approximately 160,000
tonnes and the E.U quota is approximately 330,000 tonnes.
Fisherman in the South West have been hand-lining for
Mackerel for more than four decades, from our point of view there is a fixed
allocation put aside for the hand line fishery (approximately 18,000 tonnes).
The fish we purchase from our daily markets and direct from the local boats is
from the hand-line fishery.
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