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haddock fishery announced that it would be seeking full assessment against the
MSC standard.
4.5.2
North America
The Alaska salmon fishery was initially certified in 2000 (undergoing reassessment
since 2006), and for several years it has provided the most widespread MSC-labelled
product. The world's largest whitefish fishery - Alaska pollock - was certified in
2004. Alaska pollock has greatly helped to increase awareness of the MSC label, as
it is widely used in popular fish dishes such as surimi and fish sticks. The American
albacore tuna fishery - a traditional pole and line fishery operating in both the South
and North Pacific oceans - is the first tuna fishery to undergo assessment against the
MSC standard. There are several other US and Canadian fisheries in the assessment
process including Maryland striped bass, California Dungeness crab, Oregon pink
shrimp and two Canadian northern prawn fisheries.
4.5.3 Central and South America
Two fisheries from Central and South America have been certified against the MSC
standard. The Mexican Baja California lobster fishery was the first developing
country, small-scale, community-based fishery to meet the MSC standard. The
fishery is managed using a community-based system that involves cooperative
management between fishers and the government, and its certification led to inter-
national acknowledgement of management efforts within the fishery. The enhanced
image and reputation resulted in empowerment of the community and access to fi-
nancial resources for research and for community development (see Chapters 12
and 15). In Argentina, the Patagonian scallop fishery was certified in 2006. This
fishery is a closely regulated trawl fishery that was commended by the certifica-
tion body for its effective management controls and close cooperation with local
regulatory organisations.
4.5.4 Asia-Pacific region
The majority of success for the MSC in this vast fish-producing and -consuming
region has been in Australia, New Zealand and, more recently, Japan. The West-
ern Australian rock lobster fishery was first certified in 2000, and the first three
MSC-labelled products appeared in the same year. The certification of the New
Zealand hoki fishery in 2001 (currently undergoing reassessment) has been well
received in Europe where MSC-labelled hoki is a popular option, including the
King Fish 'burger' in the Quick chain of fast food restaurants. More recently,
the first Japanese fisheries entered full assessment (Kyoto Danish Seine Fishing
Federation - snow crab and flathead flounder) and ten seafood products carrying
the MSC-label have been launched in Aeon, one of Japan's leading supermarkets. In
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