In the Europe Union, it is mandatory for a seller to indicate where the food is coming from. If fish were caught in international waters, should we consider its origin as the closest country or the ship's flag?
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If fish were caught in international waters, should we consider its origin as the closest country or the ship's flag?
Neither. The rules in the united-kingdom (which is no longer in the EU, but I assume they are comparable as they have not been substantially changed since leaving) are:
Fish caught at sea
You must label all fish caught at sea with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) catch area.
You must also label fish caught in the Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean or Black Sea with:
the name of the FAO sub-area or division
a map or pictogram of the catch area