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Published: April 6, 2011
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The DFPO Denmark Eastern Baltic cod fishery was recently certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard.

Atlantic cod has been a commercially important species in the Baltic region since the 15th century and now, consumers across Europe will be able to buy Baltic cod bearing the distinctive blue MSC ecolabel.

This is a year-round fishery using demersal trawls and long lines to catch cod in the Baltic Sea east of Bornholm. Baltic cod is an iconic tablefish in both Sweden and Denmark but the eastern stock was considered close to a total collapse just a few years ago.

Cod has made a remarkable recovery in the region and in August 2009 the Danish Fishermen’s Producer Organisation (DFPO) entered this fishery into full assessment as part its plans to have all Danish fisheries MSC certified before the end of 2012.

source: MSC
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