VANCOUVER – The majority of eco-labels awarded to farmed fish fail to deliver the promised environmental benefit, according to results of a study released by researchers at the University of Victoria.
Most of the industry and government certifications for finfish aquaculture products offer only a negligible benefit to the environment when compared with conventionally farmed fish, according to the analysis.
"From a consumer point of view, there is a perception that (an eco-labelled) product offers a significant improvement in performance over the conventional product,'' University of Victoria marine ecologist John Volpe, the lead author, said.
"On the whole, the benefits associated with those claims are quite modest.''
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