Alaska Black Cod Third Alaskan Fisheries to Get FAO-Certified

Alaska Black Cod/Sablefish is the third Alaskan fish to get an independent, 3^rd party  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-Based Responsible Fisheries Management Certification this year. This certification of the Black Cod on October 11 follows the certifications granted to Alaska Salmon on March 11 and Alaska Halibut on April 29^th.

“Sustainability is nothing new in Alaska. In fact, sustainability is so important to the State of Alaska it was written into the State Constitution in 1959, mandating that “fish…be utilized, developed and maintained on the sustained yield principle.” Alaska has always been deeply committed to ensuring that its wild, natural and sustainable seafood can be enjoyed by generations to come,” according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

A summary report of the Alaska Black Cod/Sablefish Responsible Fisheries Management Certification is available for download at http://sustainability.alaskaseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Summary-Report-Sablefish.pdf. Full Assessment and Certification Report will be available on November 21, 2011 at http://sustainability.alaskaseafood.org/black-cod-certification and www.gtcert.com.

Food and Agriculture Organization has been continually providing email updates as the certification of Alaska’s Fisheries progresses. They encourage comments and feedbacks from stakeholders and consumers with each update they announce. Send your comments to certification@alaskaseafood.org.

For more information on Alaska’s long history of sustainability, please visit http://sustainability.alaskaseafood.org/historical. To learn more about the continuous updates for Alaska’s other major commercial fisheries (King and Snow Crab, and Alaska Pollock), you may visit http://sustainability.alaskaseafood.org/certification.

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