After completing its Marine Stewardship Council assessment, Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries has been awarded MSC certification.
As a result, 5,000 tonnes of Norwegian cod and 5,000 tonnes of Norwegian haddock are now eligible to carry the MSC-ecolabel.
Domstein Longline Partners is a co-operation between Domstein and Ervik Havfiske. Domstein is located in Maloy, one of the coastal fishing villages on the west coast of Norway. Maloy has been one of the most important fishing ports in Norway for centuries. Ervik Havfiske is a longline fishing company in Norway. It only uses hooks and lines to catch the cod, allowing minimal bycatch.