The first MSC certified fishery product in India is Ashtamudi short neck clam(Paphia malabarica) in 2014.
The short-neck clam (Paphia malabarica) fishery in the Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala has received India’s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification which will help boost sustainable fisheries and also protect the ecosystem. The certification to Ashtamudi short-neck clam fishery only the third fishery in Asia to have received this recognition will help in implementation of measures to ensure that this valuable resource will fetch highest price in European Union; it is not over-fished and its ecosystem is protected.
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