ADF&G Expresses Concerns Over MSC’s Russian Seafood Monitoring
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang is taking issue with the Marine Stewardship Council’s business as usual with Russian client fisheries as the war in Ukraine progresses, prompting a response of “deep dismay” over “troubling accusations” from the Council.
Vincent-Lang expressed his concerns in a May 30 letter to MSC chief executive Rupert Howes, saying that while those of good conscience have reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by seeking to deprive Russia of revenues that could fuel its war machine, that MSC has been working overtime to keep Russian seafood flowing into Western markets.
“This has ensured that Russian-certified fishery products can still enter North America and Europe, largely through China and Southeast Asian seafood processing hubs,...