SPECIAL REPORT: Why did Animal Rebellion paint the offices of the Marine Stewardship Council in red? Claire Hamlett reports on the destruction to our oceans and marine life endorsed by the MSC’s fisheries certification scheme.

A Guardian article out this week has highlighted the sad story of two right whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence seen entangled in fishing gear, bringing to light the controversy at the heart of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and its so-called ‘blue tick ecolabel’ that certifies fisheries responsible for killing endangered species.