Ecuador Outreach Programme
Region: South America
Country: Ecuador
Date: 1998 - 1999
Funded By: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
MEP provided technical support to the UK-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for its Ecuador Outreach Programme. This succeeded in raising fisheries stakeholders' awareness of the aims and objectives of the MSC in support of well-managed and responsibly fished resources. It was concluded that in the artisanal fisheries of the Galapagos Islands, fisheries management and enforcement of legislation is more effective than is the case on the mainland. These artisanal fisheries may therefore be sustainable for certification to the MSC Standard.