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Certification and eco-labelling: opportunities for African fisheries

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Purves, Martin and Oloruntuyi, Oluyemisi

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Certification and eco-labelling programmes are widely recognised as a useful tool to bring about more effective management in fisheries. Evidence is also growing that real environmental benefits can result from these market based initiatives. Market benefits for certified fisheries range from better market access, price premiums for some products and...

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Certification and eco-labelling: opportunities for African fisheries Martin Purves*, Oluyemisi Oloruntuyi
An Analysis of the Economic Benefits of MSC Certification for the South African Hake Fishery

Creator:

Purves, Martin, Lallemand, Philippe, Venter, Cobus, Bergh, Mike, Thompson, Ernst, and Hansen, Margaret

Abstract:

Ecolabelling has become an essential component of the global sustainable seafood trade. The MSC is currently the world leader in certification and ecolabelling programs for wild capture fisheries. While the environmental benefits of certification have been widely recognised, its economic benefits are often anecdotal or unknown. The South African hake...

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Research Paper and Presentation