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April 16, 2012
Alaska King Crab and Snow Crab Fishery Certified to FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management Standard
Following a twelve month fishery assessment period, a Global Trust Certification Committee met on April 16th 2012 and formally certified that the management system of the applicant fisheries, U.S. Alaska King and Snow Crab Bering Sea Commercial Fisheries have met the FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification Standard. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) submitted the application.
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February 7, 2012
Global Trust achieves full ISO 65 credentials for the FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management Certification Program
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is proud to announce that after an eighteen month long external and formal ISO assessment process, Global Trust Certification has received formal notification of its full ISO 65 accreditation for the FAO-Based Certification of Responsible Fisheries Management Program setting its accreditation credentials apart from any other fishery management program....
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January 18,2012
Alaska salmon processors pull back from MSC

The editor of Seafood News.com says that Alaska salmon leaving MSC shows maturing of the seafood sustainability movement.
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December 6, 2011
Alaska Pollock is now certified
Alaska pollock, the world's largest sustainable fishery, has received certification for Responsible Fisheries Management indicating that it fully conforms to the international guidelines set by United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO).
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