North Sea cod to lose sustainability 'blue tick' as fish population falls
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from on (#4R49N)
MSC certificate to be suspended in October just two years after it was awarded
Sustainably caught North Sea cod could disappear from UK supermarket shelves next year after it was announced that certification is being suspended following a dramatic decline in populations.
Cod populations in the sea had been thought to be in good health but the latest scientific advice has revealed much lower amounts of fish, putting the fishery at increased risk of collapse.
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