Tristan : Tristan Participates in MSC EX in Cape Town
Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 10.04.2010 (Article Archived on 24.04.2010)
The 7th South African International Commercial Fishing and Maritime Services Exhibition Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has met in Cape Town. Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)
Tristan Participates in MSC EX in Cape Town
By Sarah Glass (Tristan Times)
The 7th South African International Commercial Fishing and Maritime Services Exhibition Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has met in Cape Town.
Photo: Left Martin Purves, the Southern Africa Programme Manager, for the Marine Stewardship Council, and right James Glass, Director of Fisheries, Tristan da Cunha.
James Glass was invited to attend the Fish & Marine Africa 2010 exhibition held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, by Martin Purves, the Southern Africa’s Programme Manger, who operated a stall there.
The conference took between the 16th -18thMarch 2010 and was partly organised by Southern Africa’s Programme Manger Martin Purves. By coincidence James had worked with Martin as a Sea Fishery Observer about 19 years ago on a long-line the Aquatic Pioneer operated by Canadian Officers and Argentine crew.
Martin operated a stall there giving out information on the functions/ benefits of having the MSC logo on fishery products. An Assessment team in Cape Town will be holding stakeholders meetings between 6-9th April 2010 at the Victoria Junction Hotel. While in Cape Town the team will assess the Tristan Fishery.
Articles have appeared in the Fishing News International, Fishing Industry News (Cape Town) and other papers stating that it has entered full assessment.
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