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Becca Milstein predicts that fisheries experiencing decline can fully repopulate and become certified sustainable within 3-5 years of shutdown.

On Odd Lots · unverified speaker · Odd Lots · Aug 7, 2026

“there are so, so many examples of there being, you know, decline in catch, fisheries shutting down for between, like, three to five years, and in the span of that time, fully becoming certified sustainable again”

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A fishery that has been shut down for 3-5 years achieves MSC or equivalent sustainable certification status

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