by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Founded in 1996 by the World Wildlife Fund and Unilever, the MSC is a global voluntary certification scheme. The scheme is widely used and recognised, with an estimated 15% of global fish catch MSC-certified.[1, 2] There are two separate standards that work together....
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
A small fishing company in Murihiku Southland, Gravity Fishing, has such high demand for their premium product with 100% traceability and transparency that the owner is supporting other fishers around the country to establish similar business models to help meet...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Black petrels are a threatened seabird. They breed on Aotea Great Barrier Island and Te Hauturu-o-Toi Little Barrier Island and nowhere else in the world. Fishing is undertaken in this area, meaning the birds are at risk of capture while foraging at sea. A...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Recognising the need for integrated land, water and infrastructure management to protect their local marine environment, Te Korowai o te tai ō Marokura in Kaikōura developed the Kaikōura Marine Strategy in 2012 which led to the Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
The fisheries industry wants to reduce waste and generate more value from by-products. The agricultural industry wants to maintain high productivity and minimise nitrogen losses. Local company United Fisheries has developed a liquid fertiliser from fish offal that...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
In 2006, environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy purchased 13 permits to trawl for groundfish off the coast of California.[1] The West Coast groundfish fishery, which includes more than 100 species, had just been declared a “federal economic disaster” with...
