Atlantic wolffish from Iceland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has been MSC-certifiedMSC Certified:
Fisheries that comply with the Marine Stewardship Council assessment criteria and are certified. Fish products with the blue MSC label are caught by sustainable fisheries. since 2019. Besides Atlantic wolffish, this fishery also catches MSC-certified monkfish, ling, plaice and pollock. MSC wolffish is caught with gillnetsGillnets:
A fishing technique whereby passing fish get caught in the meshes with their gills. The net stands vertically on the bottom or hangs on buoys in the water column. The by-catch of species such as porpoises and dolphins is a problem related to gillnets., longlinesLonglines (drifting):
A fishing method whereby a long main line (40-100 km long) with transverse lines with hooks with bait is expanded. The line floats on buoys in the water column. , DanishDanish seines:
A fishing technique whereby one of the lines of the seine net/pit net is anchored. The ship expands the net with a moving motion and turns off when picking up the net. seines, mechanisedMechanised hand lines and pole lines:
A collective name for pole lines, jigs and trolls. Jigs make use of lines with artificial bait that are moved up and down to imitate a prey. handlines and pole-lines and bottomBottom trawls:
A fishing technique in which cone-shaped nets terminating in a codend are dragged through the water column or along the bottom. trawls.