Seafood certification schemes in Japan: Examples of challenges and opportunities from three Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) applicants

• Published in: Marine policy Vol. 123; p. 104279
• Main Authors: Blandon, Abigayil, Ishihara, Hiroe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Asia; Japan; Marine Stewardship Council; Market-based instruments; Seafood certification schemes; Sustainable fisheries; Asia; Marine Stewardship Council; Seafood certification schemes; Japan; Sustainable fisheries; Market-based instruments

While there has been a global proliferation of marine certification schemes aiming to incentivize sustainable fishing in the last decade, the uptake has been comparatively slow in Japan. Suggested reasons include difficulties assessing Japanese fisheries co-management institutions, and reduced profi...