Land: Germany

The fishing cooperative Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen has received the internationally recognised MSC certificate for sustainable fishing for its eastern Baltic cod. Ulrich Elsner, an executive member of the managing board of Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen, is delighted with the result: “Our fishery was put through its paces over a 14-month period – and was successful. The independent certifying body Food Certification International and a team of scientific experts confirmed that our fishery meets the requirements of the MSC standard”. The cooperative’s members can start using the MSC label on their eastern Baltic cod immediately. The label tells consumers that the fish was caught using eco-friendly methods.

Today, EDEKA Minden-Hannover, the largest region of Germany’s biggest food retailer EDEKA, launches a major campaign promoting MSC-labelled, sustainably sourced fish.

Four mussel fisheries that joined forces to form Niedersächsische Muschelfischer GbR, are being assessed against the internationally recognised MSC standard for their harvesting of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis).

Nine German blue shell mussel fisheries have successfully entered full assessment against MSC standards.

German market for fish and pangasius consumption grew by 0.2 kg last year, confirms Fisch-Informationszentrum (FIZ).

The producer “Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen” has field their application seeking MSC certificate for their cod fishery.

The SkySails-System was successfully placed into operation aboard Germany’s largest

12th fish international closes at the Bremen Exhibition Centre