Eco-Label Conveys Reliable Information on Fish Stock Health to Seafood Consumers

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 8; p. e43765
• Main Authors: Gutiérrez, Nicolás L., Valencia, Sarah R., Branch, Trevor A., Agnew, David J., Baum, Julia K., Bianchi, Patricia L., Cornejo-Donoso, Jorge, Costello, Christopher, Defeo, Omar, Essington, Timothy E., Hilborn, Ray, Hoggarth, Daniel D., Larsen, Ashley E., Ninnes, Chris, Sainsbury, Keith, Selden, Rebecca L., Sistla, Seeta, Smith, Anthony D. M., Stern-Pirlot, Amanda, Teck, Sarah J., Thorson, James T., Williams, Nicholas E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.08.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Biology; Biomass; Certification; Commercial fishing; Conservation of Natural Resources; Consumers; Councils; Earth Sciences; Ecolabeling; Ecology; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Environmental labelling; Environmental science; Environmental stewardship; Exploitation; Fish; Fisheries; Fisheries management; Fishery conservation; Fishery sciences; Fishes; Fishing; Food Labeling - standards; Gadus chalcogrammus; Harvesting; Marine biology; Marine ecosystems; Overfishing; Quality Control; Seafood; Seafood - standards; Stockyards; Strategic management; Sustainability; Sustainable fisheries; Sustainable harvest; Sustainable yield; Time Factors; United Kingdom; North Sea; Bering Sea; Santa Barbara California; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; California; Australia; Chile; Tasmania Australia

Concerns over fishing impacts on marine populations and ecosystems have intensified the need to improve ocean management. One increasingly popular market-based instrument for ecological stewardship is the use of certification and eco-labeling programs to highlight sustainable fisheries with low envi...