After successfully completing its Marine Stewardship Council [1] assessment, Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries today became MSC certified. As a result, 5,000MT of Norwegian cod and 3,000MT of Norwegian haddock are now eligible to carry the MSC-ecolabel. Domstein Longline Partners’ fisheries are the third Norwegian fisheries to receive MSC-certification.
Rolf Domstein, CEO of Domstein says: “The MSC-certification is an important recognition of the sustainability of the Norwegian Longline Fisheries. It is a great event for us and our partners”.
Domstein Longline Partners is a co-operation between Domstein and Ervik Havfiske. Domstein is located in Maloy, one of the coastal fishing villages on the west coast of Norway. Maloy has been one of the most important fishing ports in Norway for centuries and Rolf Domstein’s grandfather founded Domstein nearly 90 years ago. Ervik Havfiske is a leading longline fishing company in Norway. They only use hooks and lines to catch the cod allowing minimal bycatch. Their efforts for sustainability have now been recognised through independent assessment and MSC-certification.
Camiel Derichs, Manager for Northern Europe at the MSC says: “The certification of the Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries marks a historic milestone for the MSC. They not only represent the first certified Atlantic cod and haddock fisheries, they are also long time consumer favourites and I’m therefore confident that commercial interest in this certification will be considerable. I want to congratulate Domstein on this significant accomplishment and I very much hope that the leadership position taken by Domstein will inspire other fisheries in the North Atlantic to obtain MSC certification”.
The cod and haddock will be available as fillets and loins, fresh and frozen, in Norway, Sweden, UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the US.
