NAPA urges action on blue whiting

Blue whiting

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group has stepped up efforts to combat the alleged mismanagement of North East Atlantic blue whiting stocks and lack of political action on sharing pelagic quotas

A key ingredient in fishmeal for farmed salmon, blue whiting is being critically overfished, says NAPA.

The blue whiting fishery has already seen its sustainability certifications suspended, prompting NAPA to launch a fishery improvement project in 2021. 

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