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MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Industry
Postby Ashley Hayden » Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:37 pm
Bottom Mussel Dredging for spat/seed along Ireland's east coast has over the last 30 years caused widespread habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. This is particularly apparent off the coast of North County Wicklow.
The Irish Bottom Mussel Industry with the help of Bord Iascaigh Mhara are seeking a Marine Stewardship Council Certificate which in plain terms deems Bottom Mussel Industry products as sustainably produced and not environmentally damaging.
Over the last 30 years permanent mussel banks, which attracted many species of fish, crustaceans, invertabrates, worms and a host of other benthic creatures have been destroyed by "spat collection" dredging which is a key element in the supply chain to market of Bottom Mussels.
This "dredging" element is so invasive to the benthic environment that the once great mixed fishery off Greystones, Co. Wicklow presents today as a marine desert where thirty years ago it was a marine Garden of Eden which sustained both local artisan fishing jobs and a thriving recreational sea angling product.
If you feel that this MSC cert' should not be awarded submit your reasons through the following link
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby chuckaroo » Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:48 pm
Hi Ashley
Thanks for that. But on the link you provide, is there an actual allocated place to submit a statement or are you suggesting to simply email the Marine Stewardship Council via the 'Contact Us'?
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby Ashley Hayden » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:23 pm
To access the documentation for submissions go to the "Fishery Latest" column at the bottom right of the page accessed by the link above, click on "assessment" which will open up the required MSC page.
Then click on "recently uploaded documents - then - Fishery Announcement Template - then - scroll down to find "Stakeholder Input into MSC Fishery assessments template". A word document, fill in file and send to the head of the MSC assessment team who would appear to be Sam Dignan - email:
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby chuckaroo » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:36 pm
Ashley Hayden wrote:
To access the documentation for submissions go to the "Fishery Latest" column at the bottom right of the page accessed by the link above, click on "assessment" which will open up the required MSC page.
Then click on "recently uploaded documents - then - Fishery Announcement Template - then - scroll down to find "Stakeholder Input into MSC Fishery assessments template". A word document, fill in file and send to the head of the MSC assessment team who would appear to be Sam Dignan - email:
samuel.dignan@saiglobal.comSorry Ashley, I can get to the 'Fishery announcement template' no problem but there is no further options to then - scroll down to find "Stakeholder Input into MSC Fishery assessments template"
Plenty of pdf files everywhere but I can't find the word document in question
2018 targets/hopes:
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First bluefin tuna
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A Co.Antrim 4lb+ bass
6lb+ wild brown trout
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby Ashley Hayden » Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:26 am
Chuckaroo,
Send an email or call the MSC certification team leader Sam Dignan for info' on how to obtain the template:
samuel.dignan@saiglobal.com. Ph: +353 (0)42 932 0912
Regards,
Ashley
By the way, the industry is seeking MSC re-certification, it was originally granted in 2013.
The irony as always when it comes to the commercial sea fishing sector is that there nearly always is an environmentally sound solution but it adds more cost. For example, the laying of seed mussel in an area such as Wexford harbour, regrowing and subsequent collection of mature mussels is a relatively benign environmental activity which in principal is worthy of MSC classification if for example the mussel seed was collected from the water column, as it can be.
As per usual though the cheaper method is chosen, in this case habitat destruction through removal of mature permanent seed beds, of which the industry is always seeking new sites to defile - which is the very reason MSC certification should not be granted.
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby chuckaroo » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:02 pm
email sent to Samuel Dignan.
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First bluefin tuna
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A Co.Antrim 4lb+ bass
6lb+ wild brown trout
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Re: MSC Certification for Irish Bottom Mussel Dredging Indus
Postby mickser » Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:12 pm
If everyone from here were to send or phone Samuel Dignan. on here =
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