Wild salmon in B.C. receives sustainability label
Using FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) guidelines, the Friend of the Sea certifies wild and farmed seafood stocks, and compliance is verified by third party certification organizations.
The fisheries of specific stocks of sockeye, chinook, chum, pink and coho salmon have been certified as not being overexploited, having discard levels of 8 per cent or less and using fishing methods that do not impact sea beds.
Conformance of the B.C. salmon fishery to Friend of the Sea criteria is based on updated scientific data, and the organization's Dr. Paolo Bray said to Seafood Currents that "Consumers need to know that B.C. wild salmon comes from a highly regulated low-impact fishery".
