WWF has formally objected to the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of an Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery, warning that this would provide a dangerous incentive to the market and compromise the long-term recovery of the stock.
Despite the good news that the Atlantic bluefin tuna is on its way to recovery from the brink of collapse just a few years ago, it has not yet achieved sustainable levels which means no fisheries can be endorsed with a sustainability label. WWF believes due to the uncertainties of the stock assessment and the unknown magnitude of illegal catches that still occur in the region [1], Atlantic bluefin tuna should not pass the MSC threshold for certification.
https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?358650/WWF-calls-out-MSC-for-proposed-certification-of-bluefin-tuna
