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Sri Lanka's blue swimming crab achieves MSC certification

Sri Lanka’s North-Western blue swimming crab fishery has become South Asia’s first fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. This milestone, effective Nov 4, 2026, opens doors for coastal families and local exporters to international markets requiring certified seafood. The achievement follows a 13-year Fishery Improvement Project.

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  • Hiru News - English·1h agoSri Lanka’s North-Western blue swimming crab fishery secures south Asia’s first MSC certification
  • NewsWire English·2h agoSri Lanka’s blue swimming crab becomes the country’s first MSC-certified fishery

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  • Dilan Fernando·
  • Steve Creech·
  • Sampath Padmawansa
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  • Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources·
  • National Fisheries Institute·
  • CM Blue Crab (Pvt) Ltd·
  • Taprobane Seafoods·
  • Seafood Exporters' Association of Sri·
  • Control Union UK.This·
  • Control Union UK
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  • United Kingdom·
  • United States·
  • South Asia·
  • Sri Lanka·
  • Asia

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Nov 5, 5:41 PM
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