A long-running debate about whether to classify an Antarctic fishery as 'sustainable' has concluded. The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni, pictured) caught in the Ross Sea can now be sold with a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability badge, after Moody Marine - the company based in Derby, UK, examining the status of the toothfish -addressed objections to its sustainability assessment. Some scientists have said that not enough is known about the toothfish to certify it as sustainable, and also argued that the MSC certification process failed to protect the environment and needed reform (see Nature 467,28-29; 2010). Others have defended the MSC (see Nature 467,531; 2010).
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