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WWF calls for MSC reform after Atlantic bluefin certification

WWF said thanks to its scientific evidence the certification includes a condition that by 2025 the fishery will need to prove stocks have reached sustainable levels

By Undercurrent News | July 31, 2020 09:46 BST
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Environmental NGO WWF has said it remains concerned the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of an Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery -- confirmed on July 30 -- comes too soon for fish stocks [...]

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