Seafood industry groups launch first-ever sustainable crab project in China
This program is designed to address the sustainability challenges of the region’s red swimming crab fisheries.
U.S. and Chinese seafood industry groups, fishermen and sustainable seafood groups joined forces to launch the Fujian Zhangzhou Red Swimming Crab Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP).
Led by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Red Crab Council, McLean, Va.; China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA), China; Zhangzhou Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association (ZAPPMA), China; and Ocean Outcomes (O2), China, FIP is said to be the first project of its kind in China to address the sustainability challenges of the region’s red swimming crab fisheries.