Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit that states its aim is to "harness consumer purchasing power to generate change and promote environmentally responsible stewardship of the world's most important renewable food source." The MSC was initially established in 1996 by the environmental group WWF and Unilever, "the world's largest buyer of seafood." [1]
The certification by the MSC of fisheries despite scientific evidence disputing the sustainability of the fisheries and over objections from environmentalists has been the source of ongoing controversy. [2]
Fisheries accredited include:
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Personnel
- Rupert Howes, Chief Executive
- Brendan May, former CEO
- Lord Deben, former chair
Contact Details
3rd floor
Mountbarrow House
6-20 Elizabeth Street
London SW1W 9RB
UK
Email: info AT msc.org
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7811 3300
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7811 3301
MSC OFFICE (Americas)
2110 N. Pacific Street,
Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98103
USA
Email: nancy.gray-keller AT msc.org
Tel: + 1 206 691 0188
MSC OFFICE (Asia Pacific)
10/46-48 Urunga Parade
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia
Email: Duncan.Leadbitter AT msc.org
Tel: + 612 9524 8400
Fax: + 612 9524 8900
Web: http://www.msc.org/
Watchdog Site on The MSC
Other SourceWatch Resources
References
- ↑ Marine Stewardship Council, "About MSC", accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Alaska Oceans Program, "Seafood Choices", accessed december 2007.
External links
- Marine Stwardship Council, "Marine Stewardship Council Nets Weber Shandwick Catch", Media Release, March 9, 2001.
- Paul Brown, "Crisis of credibility for 'green' fisheries: Drastic reforms urged to save watchdog from collapse", The Guardian, February 21, 2004.
