Waitrose urged to stop selling Shetland scallops over dredging concerns

Waitrose and MSC defend eco credentials of Shetland king scallops as conservation group calls for sales to be suspended

Waitrose has been urged to suspend sales of one of its premium products, an eco-certified king scallop from Shetland, which can sell heavily at Christmas.

The marine conservation campaign Open Seas challenged Waitrose after it raised concerns that the scallop fishery causes unjustifiable ecological damage because the shellfish are dredged from the seabed.